英语词汇“wheedle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wheedlewheedle /ˈwidl/ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYwheedle

Origin: 1600-1700 Perhaps from German wedeln to wag the tail, be willing to do what others want

VERB TABLE

wheedle

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	wheedle
	he, she, it	wheedles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	wheedled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have wheedled
	he, she, it	has wheedled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had wheedled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will wheedle
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have wheedled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am wheedling
	he, she, it	is wheedling
	you, we, they	are wheedling
Past	I, he, she, it	was wheedling
	you, we, they	were wheedling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been wheedling
	he, she, it	has been wheedling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been wheedling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be wheedling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been wheedling

to persuade someone to do something by saying pleasant things that you do not really mean: wheedle something from/out of somebody She tried to wheedle the information out of him.