honeying
Making cloyingly sweet
Honeying is the present participle of honey used as a verb.
To honey something is to sweeten it with honey or make it honey-like: honeying her tea.
More often, honeying appears in figurative contexts—speaking sweetly or endearingly, sometimes with manipulative intent: He was honeying his words to win her over.
The term can also describe calling someone "honey" as a term of endearment.
Glossy protective coating
- drizzlingLight, gentle precipitation
- coatingApplied surface covering
- sugaringCoating with sweetener
- candyingSugar-coating preservation method
caramelizing · nectar · sticky · golden · viscous · pouring · dipping · spreading
Persuading through flattery
- cajolingPersuading through flattery
- coaxingPersuading through gentle persistence
- blandishingCoaxing through flattery
- butteringSpreading soft dairy fat
fawning · wheedling · sycophancy · charm · ingratiating · smooth-talking · complimenting · schmoozing
Beloved person or pet
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- belovedOne who is treasured
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
cherishing · adoring · cooing · tender · loving · romantic · intimate · coddling
glazing
Glossy protective coating
candying · caramelizing · nectar · sticky · golden · viscous · pouring · dipping · spreading · sweetener
sweet-talking
Persuading through flattery
- cajolingPersuading through flattery
- coaxingPersuading through gentle persistence
- blandishingCoaxing through flattery
buttering · fawning · wheedling · sycophancy · charm · ingratiating · smooth-talking · complimenting · schmoozing · persuading
darling
Beloved person or pet
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- belovedOne who is treasured
- affectionateShowing warm regard
doting · cherishing · adoring · cooing · tender · loving · romantic · intimate · coddling · soothing
honeyingsouring
Becoming acidic or hostile
embittering · harsh · acerbic · critical · vitriolic
honeyingtruth-telling
Communicating only facts
leveling with · criticizing · reproaching · brutalizing · rebuking