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wheedle
(encz) | wheedle,obelstít v: Zdeněk Brož |
wheedle
(encz) | wheedle,obloudit v: Zdeněk Brož |
wheedle
(encz) | wheedle,přemlouvat v: Zdeněk Brož |
wheedle
(encz) | wheedle,přemluvit v: Zdeněk Brož |
wheedle
(encz) | wheedle,vyloudit v: Zdeněk Brož |
wheedle
(encz) | wheedle,vymámit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Wheedle
(gcide) | 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
(gcide) | Wheedle \Whee"dle\, v. i.
To flatter; to coax; to cajole.
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wheedle
(wn) | wheedle
v 1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn:
wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, {sweet-
talk}, inveigle] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
wheedle
(encz) | wheedle,obelstít v: Zdeněk Brožwheedle,obloudit v: Zdeněk Brožwheedle,přemlouvat v: Zdeněk Brožwheedle,přemluvit v: Zdeněk Brožwheedle,vyloudit v: Zdeněk Brožwheedle,vymámit v: Zdeněk Brož |
wheedled
(encz) | wheedled,obelstil v: Zdeněk Brožwheedled,přemluvil v: Zdeněk Brožwheedled,vymámil v: Zdeněk Brož |
wheedler
(encz) | wheedler, |
Wheedled
(gcide) | 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.]
[1913 Webster]
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
(wn) | wheedle
v 1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn:
wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, {sweet-
talk}, inveigle] |
wheedler
(wn) | wheedler
n 1: someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing
[syn: wheedler, coaxer] |
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