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CIDE DICTIONARY. wheedle , v. t. [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. wehen to blow, and E. wind, n.]. To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax. [ 1913 Webster] " The unlucky art of wheedling fools. " [ 1913 Webster]
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The meaning of WHEEDLE is to influence or entice by soft words or flattery. How to use wheedle in a sentence. Wheedle Comes Up Often in Literature Synonym Discussion of Wheedle.
The earliest known use of the word wheedling is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for wheedling is from 1668, in the writing of Thomas Shadwell, playwright and poet. wheedling is formed within English, by derivation.
noun [ U ] us/ˈwiː.dəl.ɪŋ/uk/ˈwiː.dəl.ɪŋ/. the act of trying to persuade someone to do something by saying nice things about them: The rule will spare you endless wheedling and whining from your child. By patient wheedling and soft talk I managed to persuade her.
to try to persuade someone to do something or to give you something by using your charm and by repeatedly asking in a way that would make refusal embarrassing: [ T always + adv/prep ] He wasn’t going to tell me but I wheedled it out of him. (Definition of wheedle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Jul 2, 2024 · Definitions of wheedling. noun. the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery. synonyms: blandishment. see more.
