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Meaning of 'obliging' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Obliging [ a.]
- Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind.
2 . Obliging [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Oblige

Meaning of 'obliging' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . obliging [ s]
Meaning (1):
- showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
Example in sentence:
  • the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave;
  • to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover

Nearby Words:

oblanceolate oblata oblate oblateness oblati oblation oblationer oblatrate oblatration oblatum

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