slovodefinícia
wheedling
(encz)
wheedling,
Wheedling
(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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wheedling
(wn)
wheedling
n 1: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery [syn:
blandishment, wheedling]
podobné slovodefinícia
wheedling
(encz)
wheedling,
wheedling
(wn)
wheedling
n 1: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery [syn:
blandishment, wheedling]

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