Read full poem →Spaniards or French came to her:
To all obliging she'd appear,
'Twas 'Si, Signor,' 'twas 'Yaw, Mynheer,'
Dictionary Entry
To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
In a Sentence
“I am obliged to report to the police station every week.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. obligingletter obligingmanner obliging
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Poetry examples for “obliging”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Sir,--I have expressly sent this my footboy to prevent your departure
without some acknowledgment from me of the receipt of your obliging
letter, having myself through some business, I know not how, neglected