wheedle – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
wheedle
v.
coax by flattery or enticement; obtain through flattery or seduction; use flattery persuasions
Wheedle
The Wheedle is the title character of a popular children's book by author
Stephen Cosgrove. The character eventually evolved into a popular
mascot generally associated with the city of
Seattle.
wheedle
Verb
1. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
(synonym) cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
(hypernym) persuade
(hyponym) soft-soap
(derivation) wheedler, coaxer
Wheedle
(v. t.)
To grain, or get away, by flattery.
(v. t.)
To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax.
(v. i.)
To flatter; to coax; to cajole.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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