Hon″ey (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Honeyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Honeying.] To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. “Honeying and making love.” Shak.
Rough to common men,
But honey at the whisper of a lord. Tennyson.