wheedle
verb [I, T + adv/prep] /ˈwiː.dəl/ disapprovingDefinition
› to try to persuade someone to do something or give you something by praising them or being intentionally charming: She's one of those children who can wheedle you into giving her anything she wants. She wasn't invited, but somehow she managed to wheedle her way in. I tried all manner of different approaches - I wheedled, threatened, demanded, cajoled.Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to act wheedling /-ɪŋ/ adjective › I knew by your wheedling tone that you wanted something from me.Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to act
(Definition of wheedle verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- brainwash verb
- charm verb
- exhort verb
- get (sth) through (to sb) phrasal verb
- get round sb phrasal verb
- incite verb
- intercede verb
- persuasion noun (CHANGING IDEAS)
- persuasive adjective
- pitch noun (PERSUASION)
- pitch verb (PERSUADE)
- preach to the converted idiom
- preach verb (PERSUADE)
- rope sb in phrasal verb
- snow job noun
- spiel noun
- sweet talk noun
- talk sb down phrasal verb (PERSUADE)
- talk sb out of sth phrasal verb
- well argued adjective
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