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- [hweed-l, weed-l]
- /ˈʰwid l, ˈwid l/
- /ˈwiː.dəl/
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- [hweed-l, weed-l]
- /ˈʰwid l, ˈwid l/
Definitions of wheedling word
- verb with object wheedling to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent. 1
- verb with object wheedling to persuade (a person) by such words or acts: She wheedled him into going with her. 1
- verb with object wheedling to obtain (something) by artful persuasions: I wheedled a new car out of my father. 1
- verb without object wheedling to use beguiling or artful persuasions: I always wheedle if I really need something. 1
- noun wheedling Present participle of wheedle. 1
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Origin of wheedling
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Wheedling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wheedling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
wheedling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wheedling
adjective wheedling
- persuasive — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
- fulsome — offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive; overdone or gross: fulsome praise that embarrassed her deeply; fulsome décor.
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- convictive — able or serving to convince or convict
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
noun wheedling
- eyewash — Cleansing solution for a person’s eye.
- overpraise — to praise excessively or unduly.
- arm-twist — to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.
- goose — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- cajolery — persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
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