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adulation

/ˌædjʊˈleɪʃən/ /ˌædʒəˈleɪʃən/

Meanings
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.

Examples :

"He was uncomfortable with the adulation from his fans."
attitude character emotion

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flattery noun

/ˈflætəɹi/

Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.

"The student's essay was full of flattery for the teacher, hoping to get a better grade. "

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he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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uncomfortable adjective

/ʌnˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/

Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

"The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs."

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his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

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fans noun

/fænz/

A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.

"During the hot summer picnic, many people used fans to keep themselves cool. "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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fulsome adjective

/ˈfʊlsəm/

Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.

"After receiving a small, polite compliment on her presentation, Sarah responded with fulsome praise, showering her colleague with excessive and insincere flattery that made everyone uncomfortable. "

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praise noun

/pɹeɪz/

Commendation; favourable representation in words

"The teacher gave the student praise for her excellent essay. "