Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fish for compliments

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
fish -for -com-pli-ments
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To self-deprecate in order to induce someone to make a compliment.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

fishes for compliments (present, singular) fishing for compliments (participle, present) fished for compliments (participle, past) fished for compliments (past)

Questions

What does fish for compliments mean?
To self-deprecate in order to induce someone to make a compliment.

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