wheedle

ˈwiːdəl

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Definition of wheedle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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persuasion

Rare

persuade someone using flattery or charm

Rare

She wheedled her way into the exclusive club.

cajole

coax

obtaining

Rare

obtain something through flattery or trickery

Rare

He wheedled a free ticket from the manager.

cajole

coax

persuade

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wheedle into doing

persuade someone gently to do something by using flattering words

She managed to wheedle him into doing her homework.

Origin of wheedle

Old English, wǣdlian (to beg)

Examples of wheedle in a sentence

They managed to wheedle an invitation to the gala.
She wheedled her way into the exclusive party.
They tried to wheedle a discount from the vendor.

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French:flatter, ...
German:erschmeicheln, erschwindeln, ...
Italian:lusingare, circuire, ...
Spanish:engatusar, sonsacar, ...
Portuguese:persuadir, obter, ...
Chinese:巧言令色, 骗取, ...
Japanese:入り込む, 手に入れる, ...
Arabic:تَمَلَّقَ, اِسْتَمَالَ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁכְנֵעַ, לְהַשִּׂיג בְּחֲנוּפָה, ...
Russian:втираться, выманивать, ...
Ukrainian:втиратися, виманювати, ...
Hindi:चापलूसी करना, चालाकी से प्राप्त करना, ...
Bengali:চাটুকারিতা করা, বাগানো, ...
Catalan:guanyar-se, aconseguir, ...
Czech:přemluvit lichotkami, vylákat, ...
Danish:snyde, liste, ...
Dutch:overhalen, ontfutselen, ...
Greek:καταφέρνω, κερδίζω, ...
Hungarian:rábeszélni, kihízelegni, ...
Khmer:អង្វរបញ្ចុះបញ្ចូល, លួងលោមបញ្ចុះបញ្ចូលដើម្បីបាន, ...
Korean:아첨하다, 얻어내다, ...
Persian:چاپلوسی کرد, به دست آورد, ...
Polish:wkradnąć się, wymusić, ...
Portuguese (BR):persuadir, obter, ...
Romanian:a linguși, a obține prin lingușire, ...
Swedish:lirka, truga till sig, ...
Thai:ชักชวน, หลอกลวง, ...
Turkish:pohpohlamak, iltifatla elde etmek, ...
Vietnamese:dỗ ngọt, nịnh nọt, ...

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