wheedle
vi . 哄骗;
vt . 以甜言蜜语诱惑,用甜言蜜语骗
哄骗;以甜言蜜语诱惑,用甜言蜜语骗
wheedle v 1 :
influence or urge by gentle urging ,
caressing ,
or flattering ; "
He palavered her into going along " [
synonym :
{
wheedle }, {
cajole }, {
palaver }, {
blarney }, {
coax }, {
sweet -
talk }, {
inveigle }]
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 .]
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1 .
To entice by soft words ;
to cajole ;
to flatter ;
to coax .
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The unlucky art of wheedling fools . --
Dryden .
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And wheedle a world that loves him not . --
Tennyson .
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2 .
To grain ,
or get away ,
by flattery .
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A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate ,
which I wheedled out of her . --
Congreve .
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Wheedle \
Whee "
dle \,
v .
i .
To flatter ;
to coax ;
to cajole .
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50 Moby Thesaurus words for "
wheedle ":
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
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