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媚びる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Describes ingratiating behavior toward someone, often with an ulterior motive. Can be used for sucking up to a boss, teacher, or powerful person.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

flirt; make eyes at

Specifically used for a woman flirting with or making eyes at a man, often with a coquettish or seductive nuance.

〈人ひと〉に媚こびるto curry favor with / fawn over someone
彼かれは上じょう司しに媚こびるような態たい度どをとる。
He acts in a way that tries to curry favor with his boss.
男おとこに媚こびる(of a woman) to flirt with / make eyes at a man
彼かの女じょはパーティーで男おとこに媚こびるような笑えみを見みせた。
At the party, she gave a coquettish smile as if flirting with the man.
権けん力りょくに媚こびるto pander to those in power
彼かの女じょは権けん力りょくに媚こびることをせず、自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを貫つらぬいた。
She never pandered to those in power and stuck to her own opinions.

へつらう sense 1
へつらう is a stronger, more formal verb for sycophantic flattery often used in writing, while 媚びる is the everyday word that can also describe flirtatious behavior.
おもねる sense 1
阿る is a literary verb meaning to curry favor or pander to someone's wishes, whereas 媚びる is more common and also covers coquettish flirting.
追つい従しょう sense 1
追従する describes obsequious flattery or servile agreement in a formal or written register, while 媚びる is the everyday term for fawning or ingratiating behavior.
お世せ辞じN2sense 1
お世辞 is a noun for a flattering compliment that may be harmless, whereas 媚びる is a verb describing fawning behavior usually driven by self-interest.

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取とり巻まくN1
媚びる describes a single person actively flattering or ingratiating themselves, while 取り巻く (in its favor-seeking sense) pictures a whole group clustering around someone as hangers-on.
卑ひ屈くつ
媚びる is the verb for actively flattering or currying favor with someone, while 卑屈 is the adjective describing the servile disposition behind such behavior.
お世せ辞じを言いうN1
媚びる suggests fawning or ingratiating behavior toward someone with power, while お世辞を言う simply describes uttering flattering words.

反はん抗こうN3sense 1
反抗する means to defy or rebel against someone, the opposite of 媚びる's meaning of submissively currying favor.

Derived from the verb 媚ぶ (こぶ), meaning to flatter or fawn, with the suffix る. The kanji 媚 carries the meaning of flattery or obsequiousness.