媚びる

こびる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on)
2. to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)

Kanji

• 媚 flatter; humor; flirt. Read as こびる.

Example sentences

• 退かぬ，媚びぬ，顧みぬ！
  I’ll never quit, never curry favor, and never look back!

Words containing 媚びる

• 媚びへつらう (こびへつらう) to flatter
• 媚び笑い (こびわらい) charming, enticing smile

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