The Collaborative International Dictionary
Blandish \Blan"dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blandished; p. pr. & vb. n. Blandishing.] [OE. blaundisen, F. blandir, fr. L. blandiri, fr. blandus mild, flattering.]
To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole.
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To make agreeable and enticing.
Mustering all her wiles, With blandished parleys.
--Milton.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of blandish English)
Usage examples of "blandishing".
Down the accustomed channels of his intellect he felt his mind ebbing with the irresistible movement of tides drawn by the blandishing moon.
Would the blandishing enchanter still weave his spells around me, or should I burst them all and turn away in coldness!
He suffered doubly, because of the Island he did not have and because of the ship that had him—both unattainable, one through its distance, the other through its enigma—and both stood for a beloved who eluded him, blandishing him with promises that he made to himself alone.
So she took him by the hand with a blandishing air, to which he replied with some clownish grins.