wheedle
To cajole or attempt to persuade by flatteryTo cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
» I tried to wheedle him into telling me the answer.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
I’d like one of those, too, if you can wheedle him into telling you where he got it.
überreden, beschwatzen, umschmeicheln
подли́зыватьсяpodlízyvatʹsja, подлиза́тьсяpodlizátʹsja, обха́живатьobxáživatʹ
підлещуватисяpidleščuvatysja, ластитисяlastytysja
(transitive)To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.
abschwatzen, abschmeicheln, abbetteln
выма́нивать ле́стьюvymánivatʹ léstʹju, вы́манить ле́стьюvýmanitʹ léstʹju
виманювати лестощамиvymanjuvaty lestoščamy
- influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
Examples
2 sentencesI tried to wheedle him into telling me the answer.
She coaxed and wheedled her unwilling child into going to the dentist with her.
ruОна уговорила и выманила ее непослушного ребенка пойти с ней к дантисту.
Translations
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Origin
Uncertain. Perhaps continuing Middle English wedlen (“to beg, ask for alms”), from Old EngUncertain. Perhaps continuing Middle English wedlen (“to beg, ask for alms”), from Old English wǣdlian (“to be poor, be needy, be in want, beg”), from Proto-Germanic *wēþlōną (“to be in need”).
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Forms
wheedles, wheedling, wheedled, wheedledSynonyms
30 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle