wheedle

whee·dle  (hwdl, wdl)

v. whee·dled, whee·dling, whee·dles

v.tr.

1. To persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile; cajole.

2. To obtain through the use of flattery or guile: a swindler who wheedled my life savings out of me.

v.intr.

To use flattery or cajolery to achieve one's ends.

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wheedler n.

wheedling·ly adv.

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wheedle

Verb

[-dling, -dled]

1. to try to persuade (someone) by coaxing or flattery: wheedling you into giving them their way

2. to obtain (something) in this way: she wheedled money out of him [origin unknown]

wheedling adjn

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

wheedle - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, palaver persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" soft-soap - persuade someone through flattery browbeat, bully, swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

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wheedle

verb coax, talk, court, draw, persuade, charm, worm, flatter, entice, cajole, inveigle

Translations

wheedle [ˈwiːdl] vt to wheedle sb into doing sth → engatusar a algn para que haga algo;

to wheedle sth out of sb → sonsacar algo a algn

wheedle [ˈwiːdl] vt to wheedle sb into doing sth → cajoler or enjôler qn pour qu'il fasse qch;

to wheedle sth out of sb → obtenir qch de qn par des cajoleries

wheedle [ˈwiːdl] vt to wheedle sb into doing sth → jdn beschwatzen, etw zu tun;

to wheedle sth out of sb → jdm etw abluchsen

wheedle [ˈwiːdl] vt to wheedle sb into doing sth → convincere qn a fare qc (con lusinghe);

to wheedle sth out of sb → ottenere qc da qn (con lusinghe)