She was schmoozing with her boss at the party, hoping to make a good impression.

schmoozing 是动词 schmooze 的现在分词形式。schmooze 源自意第绪语，意思是"闲聊、套近乎"，通常指为了建立关系或获得好处而进行的社交性谈话，带有刻意讨好对方的意味。