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Wheedle

🔄 Synonyms of "Wheedle"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
cajoleverb	(ambitransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
palavernoun	A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
coaxverb	(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
inveigleverb	(transitive) To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
blarneynoun	Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk.
sweet-talkverb	(transitive, informal, idiomatic) To influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wheedle"

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Word	Definition
cajoleverb	(ambitransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
inveigleverb	(transitive) To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
sweet-talkverb	(transitive, informal, idiomatic) To influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering.
blarneyverb	To beguile with flattery.
coaxverb	(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
palaververb	A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
plyverb	(intransitive) To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
fleechnoun	(transitive, Scotland) To wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.
inglenoun	(obsolete or Scotland, Northern England) An open fireplace.
wordnoun	(semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
wilenoun	(usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
whillyverb	(Scotland, archaic, transitive) To cajole.
glaververb	(obsolete) To flatter; to wheedle.
wangleverb	(transitive) To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.
lurenoun	(also figurative) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
pandernoun	A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer.
canoodlenoun	(originally US, slang) A caress, a cuddle, a hug.
honeyfuggleverb	(US, informal) To wheedle or swindle
tweedlenoun	A sound of the kind made by a fiddle.
soapnoun	(chemistry) A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.