Wheedle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈiːdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈiːdəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈiːdəl/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈiːdəl/.

Examples

He palavered her into going along

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blarney coax inveigle palaver cajole sweet-talk

Parts of Speech

verb	influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering “He palavered her into going along”

Word Forms

wheedler	noun	someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing
wheedling	noun	the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
cajolery	noun	flattery intended to persuade
palaver	noun	flattery intended to persuade
blarney	noun	flattery designed to gain favor
coaxer	noun	someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing
coaxing	noun	flattery designed to gain favor
coax	noun	a transmission line for high-frequency signals

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schmeicheln

Beeinflussung oder Drang durch sanftes Drängen, Streicheln oder Schmeicheleien

🇫🇷French

cajoler

influence ou envie en exhortant doucement, en caressant ou en flattant

🇪🇸Spanish

engatusar

influencia o impulso mediante suave impulso, caricias o halagos

🇮🇹Italian

ruota

influenza o stimolo mediante sollecitazioni gentili, carezze o lusinghe

🇳🇱Dutch

vleien

beïnvloeden of aandringen door zacht aandringen, strelen of vleien

🇵🇹Portuguese

bajular

influência ou impulso por meio de estímulo gentil, carícia ou lisonjeiro

🇷🇺Russian

уговаривать

влияние или побуждение путем нежного побуждения, ласки или лести

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मान जाओ ना

कोमल आग्रह, दुलार या चापलूसी से प्रभावित या आग्रह करना

🇧🇩Bengali

চাকা

মৃদু তাগিদ, স্নেহ, বা চাটুকার দ্বারা প্রভাবিত বা প্ররোচনা

🇮🇳Tamil

சக்கரம்

மென்மையான தூண்டுதல், அரவணைத்தல் அல்லது முகஸ்துதி மூலம் செல்வாக்கு அல்லது தூண்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వీడిల్

సున్నితంగా ప్రేరేపించడం, లాలించడం లేదా ముఖస్తుతి చేయడం ద్వారా ప్రభావితం చేయడం లేదా ప్రేరేపించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

चाक मारणे

सौम्य आग्रह, प्रेमळपणा किंवा खुशामत करून प्रभाव पाडणे किंवा आग्रह करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્હીડલ

નમ્ર વિનંતી, સ્નેહ અથવા ખુશામત દ્વારા પ્રભાવિત કરો અથવા વિનંતી કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಹೀಡಲ್

ಸೌಮ್ಯವಾದ ಒತ್ತಾಯ, ಮುದ್ದು ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಗಳಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീഡിൽ

മൃദുവായ പ്രേരണ, ലാളന, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുഖസ്തുതി എന്നിവയിലൂടെ സ്വാധീനിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵ੍ਹੀਡਲ

ਕੋਮਲ ਤਾਕੀਦ, ਪਿਆਰ, ਜਾਂ ਚਾਪਲੂਸੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਤ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਕੀਦ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

چکر لگانا

نرمی سے تاکید کرنے، پیار کرنے، یا چاپلوسی کے ذریعے اثر انداز یا ترغیب دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哄骗

通过温和的催促、爱抚或奉承来影响或催促

🇯🇵Japanese

ウィードル

穏やかな促し、愛撫、お世辞による影響や衝動

🇰🇷Korean

솔깃한 말로 속이다

부드러운 격려, 애무, 아첨을 통한 영향 또는 충동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dụ dỗ

gây ảnh hưởng hoặc thúc giục bằng cách nhẹ nhàng thúc giục, vuốt ve hoặc tâng bốc

🇹🇭Thai

ล้อเลื่อน

โน้มน้าวหรือกระตุ้นโดยการกระตุ้นอย่างนุ่มนวล กอดรัด หรือประจบประแจง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memancing

mempengaruhi atau mendesak dengan desakan lembut, belaian, atau sanjungan

🇵🇭Filipino

gulong

impluwensya o paghihimok sa pamamagitan ng banayad na paghihimok, paghaplos, o pambobola

🇲🇾Malay

beroda

pengaruh atau desakan dengan desakan lembut, belaian, atau sanjungan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تملق

التأثير أو الحث عن طريق الحث اللطيف أو المداعبة أو الإطراء

🇮🇷Persian

چرخ

تحت تاثیر قرار دادن یا اصرار با اصرار ملایم، نوازش، یا چاپلوسی

🇹🇷Turkish

yaltaklanmak

Nazikçe teşvik ederek, okşayarak veya pohpohlayarak etkileme veya dürtü

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁדֵל

השפעה או דחף על ידי דחיפה עדינה, ליטוף או חנופה

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The primary meaning of 'wheedle' is 'influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering'.

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Using 'wheedle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'wheedle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'wheedle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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