Wheedling
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who wheedles.
- 2 the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of wheedle form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Coaxing, aiming to persuade.
"Then, in a soft, wheedling voice, "Canst thou not let me in, my little bird? Sure there are other lasses besides thyself who would like to trade with a poor peddler who has travelled all the way from Gruenstadt just to please the pretty ones of Trutz-Drachen.""
Example
More examples"Then, in a soft, wheedling voice, "Canst thou not let me in, my little bird? Sure there are other lasses besides thyself who would like to trade with a poor peddler who has travelled all the way from Gruenstadt just to please the pretty ones of Trutz-Drachen.""
Etymology
From wheedle + -ing.
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