buttonholing

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of buttonhole
2. noun The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

buttonhole buttonholed buttonholer buttonholers buttonholes