flether
1 of 2intransitive verb
fleth·er
ˈflet͟hər
-ed/-ing/-s
Scottish
: to fawn and flatter
flether
2 of 2noun
"
plural -s
Scottish
: flattery, fawning
Word History
Etymology
Intransitive verb
perhaps blend of flatter entry 1 and blether entry 1
- better halves
- better luck next time
- better nature
- better oneself
- better safe than sorry
- better self
- better than the sum of its parts
- better the devil you know than the devil you don't
- better to be safe than sorry
- better-off
- better-to-do
- bettered
- bettering
- bettering house
- betterings
- betterment
- betterments
- bettermost
- betters
- Betterton
- betties
- betting
- betting (on)
- betting machine
- betting on