fraternizing
present participle offraternize
fraternize
verb[I]
(UKusuallyfraternise)uk/ˈfræt.ə.naɪz/us/ˈfræt̬.ɚ.naɪz/tomeetsomeonesocially,especiallysomeone whobelongsto anopposingarmyorteam, or has a differentsocialposition:
Do thedoctorsfraternize muchwiththenurseshere?
Thesoldierswereaccusedof fraternizingwiththeenemy.
Being friends & getting to know them
- be on speaking termsidiom
- be/get in withsomeoneidiom
- be/live in each other's pocketsidiom
- befriend
- bonding
- get on like a house on fireidiom
- go back a long wayidiom
- hang
- hang around withsomeone
- hang out
- mix
- move
- pal up
- present
- pull
- pullsomethingon
- rub
- score
- speak
- strike
Examplesoffraternizing
fraternizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Confederate officers were accused by a citizen of encouraging the trade and offraternizingwith the enemy, eating their oysters, and drinking their liquor.
From
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He does this by constantly seeking out,fraternizingwith and trying to live though and fuse with the female.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A vast crowd of civilian on-lookers beganfraternizingwith the rebels, but did not join the action.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They also state that she's not beyond working for her keep, orfraternizingwith the plebes.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Counselors are not only to avoidfraternizingwith their clients.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although he doesn't do mind-expanding drugs himself, lately he's beenfraternizingwith some highly brain-fried individuals.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.According to the night staff,fraternizingbetween the male and female units is strongly discouraged.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Meanwhile, the police and army beganfraternizingwith the protesters.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nearby stood a vast crowd of civilian on-lookers, who beganfraternizingwith the rebels, but whom the leaders of the revolt did not call upon to participate in the action.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After this incident, a new command was installed, the family was forbidden fromfraternizingwith the officers and the conditions of their imprisonment became even more strict.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.