'Wheedle' definitions:
Definition of 'wheedle'
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Definition of 'Wheedle'
From: GCIDE
- Wheedle \Whee"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wheedled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheedling.] [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. wehen to blow, and E. wind, n.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax. [1913 Webster]
- The unlucky art of wheedling fools. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- And wheedle a world that loves him not. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To grain, or get away, by flattery. [1913 Webster]
- A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate, which I wheedled out of her. --Congreve. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Wheedle'
From: GCIDE
- Wheedle \Whee"dle\, v. i. To flatter; to coax; to cajole. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'wheedle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adulate,
- advocate,
- apply pressure,
- banter,
- beset,
- besiege,
- beslobber,
- beslubber,
- blandish,
- blarney,
- bug,
- buttonhole,
- cajole,
- call on,
- call upon,
- coax,
- compliment,
- con,
- conceit,
- dun,
- exert pressure,
- exhort,
- fawn upon,
- flatter,
- high-pressure,
- importune,
- insist,
- insist upon,
- jawbone,
- lobby,
- make fair weather,
- nag,
- nag at,
- oil the tongue,
- palaver,
- pester,
- plague,
- plead with,
- ply,
- praise,
- press,
- pressure,
- push,
- recommend,
- slobber over,
- soft-soap,
- sweet-talk,
- tease,
- urge,
- work on