Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

θ	thin	ð	this	ʃ	she	ʒ	measure
tʃ	church	dʒ	judge	ŋ	sing	j	yes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

-s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
-ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
-ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

flattering

/ˈflætəɹɪŋ/ adjective, noun

Also a form of flatter

Forms flatterings

adjective Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good. “The dress really did not look very flattering on her figure.”
adjective Gratifying to one's self-esteem; complimentary.
adjective (of an image etc.) That which represents too favorably.
noun The action of the verb to flatter.
noun Instances of flattery.

Synonyms

From Middle English flatering, flatrung (gerund), equivalent to flatter + -ing.

adjective That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a flattering speech.

Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “flattering”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “flattering” (best matches first).

गृणत् gṛṇat praising, flattering; speaking.
श्लाघन ślāghana the act of flattering, praising, etc.
गूर्ति gūrti approval, praise, a flattering expression.
श्लाघिन् ślāghin flattering, praising, commending; desiring.
श्लाघमान ślāghamāna flattering, praising; congratulating one's self, rejoicing.
प्रशंसक pra-śaṃsaka praising, commending, eulogizing, laudatory, flattering; a praiser.
चातुरक cāturaka flattering; perceptible; governing; ( as ), m. a small round pillow for resting the cheek upon;
चाटु cāṭu pleasing or grateful words or discourse, flattery, flattering, coaxing; distinct or clear speech;