Wheedle
21wheedle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. coax, cajole, persuade; court, humor, flatter. See servility, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. coax, flatter, cajole; see beg 1 , coax , urge 2 . See Synonym Study at coax . III (Roget s 3… …
22wheedle — Coax …
23wheedle — whee·dle || hwɪËdl / w v. coax by flattery or enticement; obtain through flattery or seduction …
24wheedle — wheeled …
25wheedle — verb employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something. Derivatives wheedler noun wheedling adjective wheedlingly adverb Origin C17: perh. from Ger. wedeln cringe, fawn …
26wheedle — v. a. 1. Flatter, cajole. 2. Inveigle, humor, court, fawn upon, coax, pay court to …
27wheedle — verb she wheedled us into hiring her brother Syn: coax, cajole, inveigle, induce, entice, charm, tempt, beguile, blandish, flatter, persuade, influence, win someone over, bring someone around, convince, prevail on, get around; informal sweet talk …
28wheedle — v coax, cajole, beguile, charm, inveigle; persuade, win over, palaver, induce, move, influence; invite, lure, entice, wile; encourage, urge, entreat, importune, implore; blandish, flatter, Inf. sweet talk, Inf. soft soap, butter up, Inf. butter,… …
29wheedle — whee·dle …
30wheedle — [ˈwiːd(ə)l] verb [I/T] to persuade someone using tricks, lies, or praise that is not sincere …