buttonholed
past simple and past participle ofbuttonhole
buttonhole
verb[T]
uk/ˈbʌt.ən.həʊl/us/ˈbʌt̬.ən.hoʊl/tostopsomeone and make themlistento you:
Greg buttonholed me aboutsalesfigureswhen I came out of themeeting.
Interrupting & preventing from speaking
- barge
- belt up
- blurtsomethingout
- breaksomeonein
- butt in
- chime
- chip(something)in
- cut the crap!idiom
- horn in
- interpolation
- interrupt
- interruption
- mike check
- nobble
- not get a word in edgewaysidiom
- obtrude
- shutyourmouth/faceidiom
- speak
- strike
- waylay
Examplesofbuttonholed
buttonholed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I havebuttonholedmany musicians over the years and asked them what this book was.
From theCambridge English Corpus
His engaging personality seems to havebuttonholedevery delegation that visits the island.
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They are people who can bebuttonholedand questioned as they walk down the street.
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He wrote articles, spoke to lawyers' groups,buttonholedbar leaders, and organized conferences.
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- at-convenience
- at cost
- at-cost
- at cross purposes
- (at) daggers drawn
- at-daggers-drawn
- at-disposal
- ate
- at each other's throats
- at-each-other-s-throats
- at-earliest-convenience
- at-ease
- at-elbow
- atelier
- at every turn
- at-every-turn
- at face value
- at-face-value
- at-fingertips
- at first
- at-first
- at first blush
- at-first-blush
- at first glance
- at-first-glance