wheedling in English

verb

1

employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something.

you can contrive to wheedle your way onto a court

synonyms: coax, cajole, inveigle, induce, entice, charm, tempt, beguile, blandish, flatter, persuade, influence, win someone over, bring someone around, convince, prevail on, get around, sweet-talk, soft-soap

noun

• blandishment

verb

• coax, cajole, inveigle, induce, entice, charm, tempt, beguile, blandish, flatter, persuade, influence, win someone over, bring someone around, convince, prevail on, get around, sweet-talk, soft-soap
• palaver, inveigle, sweet-talk, blarney, cajole, coax

Use "wheedling" in a sentence

1. Blarney definition, flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery

2. 3 With wheedling beaks, her brilliant needles bill and coo.

3. Blandish: To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole

4. Cajolery definition, persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing

5. Obtain or seek to obtain by Cadging or wheedling; Thesaurus

6. 17 Project Greenlight cut through that thick layer of wheedling, flattering and politicking.

7. Blarney noun flattery, coaxing, exaggeration, fawning, adulation, wheedling, spiel, sweet talk (informal), flannel (Brit

8. Obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling Familiarity information: Cadge used as a verb is rare.

9. Definition (noun) the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery Synonyms: wheedling Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for Blandishment

10. Cozen definition is - to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery

11. If you Beflum someone you are deceiving that person, whereas if you fleech them you are merely coaxing or wheedling.

12. Cajolery Meaning: "act of cajoling, delusive wheedling," 1640s, from French cajolerie "persuasion by flattery" (16c.),… See definitions of Cajolery.

13. Cajolery may be defined as “ A wheedling to delude“Persuasion by flattery or promises“An endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering”

14. Quick definitions from WordNet (cadge) verb: ask for and get free; be a parasite verb: obtain or seek to obtain by Cadging or wheedling Also see Cadging Words similar to cadge

15. 1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: Cadge v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {bum}, {Cadge}, {grub}, {sponge}] 2: obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" [syn: {schnorr}, {shnorr}, {scrounge}, {Cadge}]

16. Blandishment: 1 n flattery intended to persuade Synonyms: cajolery , palaver Type of: flattery excessive or insincere praise n the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery Synonyms: wheedling Types: ingratiation , insinuation the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle Blandishments Type of: enticement