Synonyms for gallanting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : adjective gal-uhnt for 1, 3, 4; guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt for 2, 5; noun guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt; verb guh-lant, -lahnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈgæl ənt for 1, 3, 4; gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt, ˈgæl ənt for 2, 5; noun gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt, ˈgæl ənt; verb gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt |
Top 10 synonyms for gallanting Other synonyms for the word gallanting
- allure
- ask in marriage
- beseech
- bid
- bootlick
- captivate
- chase
- curry favor
- date
- entreat
- flatter
- follow
- gallant
- go out with
- go steady
- go together
- go with
- grovel
- importune
- keep company with
- make love to
- make overture
- make time with
- pander to
- pay addresses to
- pay court to
- pop the question
- run after
- seek the hand of
- serenade
- set one's cap
- solicit
- spark
- spoon
- sue
- sweetheart
- take out
- woo
Définition of gallanting
Origin :- 1550s, "showily," from gallant + -ly (2). Meaning "with exaggerated courtesy" is from 1610s.
- As in court : verb fawn over, pay attention to
- Thou hast been gallanting it to some other woman and must needs seek to cut a figure with thy gown of scarlet!
- Extract from : « The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio » by Giovanni Boccaccio
- What beautiful lace cuffs and collars all those gentlemen have, that are gallanting the ladies to the feast!
- Extract from : « Pencil Sketches » by Eliza Leslie
- Now, the cow was sold, and Willie was "gallanting" Menie and three or four of her companions about the streets.
- Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland » by Various
- There was Thomas Grant, his face red as a beet, gallanting a very sensible looking girl who was soon to become his wife.
- Extract from : « Bertie and the Gardeners » by Madeline Leslie
- Walter Morgan, the richest merchant's son, in New York, gallanting a seamstress—their own dress-maker.
- Extract from : « Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated » by Solon Robinson
- Of course, I thought, he must despise and laugh at her all the time he was flattering and gallanting her ladyship.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Antonyms for gallanting
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