wheedle

Speech parts

1. wheedle - Noun

2. wheedle - Verb

Meaning

To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax.

To grain, or get away, by flattery.

To flatter; to coax; to cajole.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

blarney coax palaver cajole inveigle ravel jawbone get influence cozen tantalize draw convince persuade induce
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Antonyms

barb force pressure punch shun abuse
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Hypernyms

persuade

Hyponyms

bully swagger browbeat soft-soap

Phrases with the word

wheedle someone into to wheedle

Derivatives

wheedled wheedling

Anagrams

wheeled

Examples

He palavered her into going along Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Whedonverse whee wheech wheedle someone into wheedler wheedlesome