[f. as prec. + -ING2.] That collogues; flattering, fawning, intriguing.
1620. Swetnam Arraign’d (1880), 36. They are, coozening, cologuing, vngratefull, deceitfull.
1627. Bp. Hall, Best Bargaine, 519. For the breath of a colloguing impostor.
1685. F. Spence, House of Medici, 329. When they persevere in their colloguing Importunities.
1708. Motteux, Rabelais (1737), V. xi. 43. Any Spokesman so sweet-mouth’d, whose fine colloguing Tongue cou’d save ’em.
Hence Colloguingly adv.
1630. trans. Camden’s Hist. Eliz., IV. (1688), 434. Others who colloguingly gave their Voices for the Spaniard.
1652. J. Wadsworth, trans. Sandoval’s Civ. Wars Spain, 141. The other writ colloguingly, taking all advantage to advance his Interest in Court.
