wheedling

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wheedling - the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery blandishment enticement, temptation - the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless" ingratiation, insinuation - the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor"

Translations

wheedling [ˈwiːdlɪŋ]

A. ADJ → mimoso

B. N → mimos mpl, halagos mpl

wheedling

adj tone, voice → schmeichelnd, schmeichlerisch

n → Schmeicheln nt

wheedling [ˈwiːdlɪŋ]

1. adj (voice, tone) → suadente

2. n → lusinghe fpl

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wheedling [ˈwiːdlɪŋ]

1. adj (voice, tone) → suadente

2. n → lusinghe fpl