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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Honey \Hon"ey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Honeyed}; p. pr & vb n. {Honeying}.] To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. ``Honeying and making love.'' --Shak. Rough to common men, But honey at the whisper of a lord. --Tennyson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Honeyed \Hon"eyed\, a. 1. Covered with honey. 2. Sweet, as honeyed words --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: honeyed adj 1: with honey added [syn: {honied}, {syrupy}] 2: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: {dulcet}, {mellifluous}, {mellisonant}, {sweet}]
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