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WHEEDLE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. to influence or entice by soft words or flattery 2. to gain or get by wheedling wheedle one's way into favor intransitive verb : to use soft words or ... www.merriam-webster.com
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WHEEDLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
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 ... dictionary.cambridge.org
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Wheedle - Wikipedia
The Wheedle is the title character of a popular children's book by author Stephen Cosgrove. The character eventually evolved into a popular mascot. en.wikipedia.org
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wheedle
▪ I. wheedle, n. Now rare. (ˈhwiːd(ə)l) Forms: see the vb. [f. next.] 1. An act or instance of wheedling; a piece of insinuating flattery or cajolery; also gen. wheedling speech.1668 G. Etherege She wou'd if she cou'd i. i, Dost thou think to pass these gross Wheadles on me too? 1681 Hickeringill Bl... Oxford English Dictionary
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300 Synonyms & Antonyms for WHEEDLE | Thesaurus.com
Find 300 different ways to say WHEEDLE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com. www.thesaurus.com
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wheedle | definition for kids - Wordsmyth Kids
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. You can wheedle him all you want, but you won't convince him to buy you a car. kids.wordsmyth.net
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WHEEDLE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent. www.dictionary.com
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Wheedle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
To wheedle is to sweet talk, or flatter someone in the hopes of getting something in return. You might try to wheedle a meter maid into not giving you a ... www.vocabulary.com
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WHEEDLE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words
Synonyms for WHEEDLE: coax, cajole, seduce, lure, entice, sweet-talk, woo, beg; Antonyms of WHEEDLE: tease, harass, bug, pester, intimidate, ... www.merriam-webster.com
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wheedle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
wheedle (third-person singular simple present wheedles, present participle wheedling, simple past and past participle wheedled) (ambitransitive) To cajole or ... en.wiktionary.org
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wheedle
wheedle/ˈwi:dl; ?@ ˈhwi:-; `hwidl/ v (derog 贬)(a) [I, Tn, Tn.pr]~ sth (out of sb) obtain sth by being pleasant to or flattering sb (用讨好或奉承某人的手法)获得某事物 a wheedling tone of voice 哄骗的腔调 She wheedled the money out of her father. 她哄她父亲给她些钱. He wheedled his way into the building, ie got into it by wheedlin... 牛津英汉双解词典
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whawl
whawl whax, whay, whayle, whaynt, whayte, whazle, whe, wheadle: see waul, wax, way, whey, whole, quail, quaint, wait, wheezle, we, who, wheedle. Oxford English Dictionary
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Stephen Cosgrove (writer)
Writing career In 1973, Cosgrove teamed with illustrator Robin James, and wrote his first four books which began the Serendipity Series: "Serendipity", "Wheedle wikipedia.org
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wheay
wheay wheaze, whech(e, whecker, whed(d)er, whed(d)le: see who, whease, wheeze, which, whitch, witch, whicker, weather, whether, whither, wheedle. Oxford English Dictionary
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Elizabeth Currer
Fancy by Aphra Behn (1678) Madame Tricklove in Squire Oldsapp by Thomas Durfey (1678) Marcella in The Feign'd Curtizans by Aphra Behn (1679) Jenny Wheedle wikipedia.org
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