whee·dle

(wēd′l, hwēd′l)

v. whee·dled, whee·dling, whee·dles

v.tr.

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

2. To persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile; cajole: "They could marry on the fortune Miss Starling had wheedled her employer into leaving her" (W. Somerset Maugham).

v.intr.

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

[Origin unknown.]

whee′dler n.

whee′dling·ly adv.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

wheedling

adj tone, voice → schmeichelnd, schmeichlerisch

n → Schmeicheln nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

wheedling

[ˈwiːdlɪŋ]

1. adj (voice, tone) → suadente

2. n → lusinghe fpl