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单词 flannelling
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flannelling in British English

present participle of verb
flannel
 

flannel in British English

(ˈflænəl)
noun
1. 
a soft light woollen fabric with a slight nap, used for clothing
2. (plural)
trousers or other garments made of flannel
3.  cotton flannel
4.  British
a small piece of cloth used to wash the face and hands; face cloth
US and Canadian equivalent: washcloth
5.  British informal
indirect or evasive talk; deceiving flattery
verbWord forms: -nels, -nelling, -nelledWord forms: US -nels, -neling or -neled (transitive)
6. 
to cover or wrap with flannel
7. 
to rub, clean, or polish with flannel
8.  British informal
to talk evasively to; flatter in order to mislead
Derived forms
flannelly (ˈflannelly)
adjective
Word origin
C14: probably variant of flanen sackcloth, from Welsh gwlanen woollen fabric, from gwlân wool

Examples of 'flannelling' in a sentence
flannelling

He was soon back though, flannelling about questions on wind farms and tuition fees.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
And the speculators financing these towers are very adept at flannelling the press and public with distracting trivia.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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