| 单词 | wheedle |
| 释义 | wheedle —wheedler, n. —wheedlingly, adv. /hweed"l, weed"l/, v. , wheedled, wheedling. v.t. 1. to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent. 2. to persuade (a person) by such words or acts: She wheedled him into going with her. 3. to obtain (something) by artful persuasions: I wheedled a new car out of my father. v.i. 4. to use beguiling or artful persuasions: I always wheedle if I really need something. [1655-65; orig. uncert.] Syn. 1. flatter, cajole. 2, 3. coax, beguile, inveigle. |
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