verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To cajole. Scotland, archaic, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

blandanderblandishbutter upcajolecanoodlecarny

Etymology

Perhaps a mixture of wile and wheedle.

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