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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-blahy-jing |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈblaɪ dʒɪŋ |
Definition of obliging
Origin :- "willing to do service or favors," 1630s, present participle adjective from oblige. Related: Obligingly.
- adj friendly, helpful
- He was as kind and obliging as it was possible to be in his circumstances.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- He said, coolly, that he would relieve me of the duty, but I declined his obliging offer.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Has finished the fourth form: is straightforward and obliging.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- Then, in an obliging spirit, she called to her and offered to watch over her things.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Obliging and courageous as Habert himself was, this made him indignant.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- He was a careful and skilful driver, and a man of most obliging disposition.
- Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
- You have always been obliging, and even considerate toward us.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- It is to be observed the duenna was of a most obliging disposition.
- Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
- Now won't you be nice and obliging, same as you usually are, and let him stay, for my sake?
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- They will be informed of the obliging interest with which you ask news of them.
- Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
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