say it: FLAT-ur-ing
flattering is an adjective meaning "showing or representing to advantage". It is pronounced /ˈflætɚɪŋ/ — FLAT-ur-ing. It carries one recorded sense.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for flattering come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.