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wheedler
[
hweed
-l
,
weed
-l
]
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whee·dle
/
ˈʰwid
l
,
ˈwid
l
/
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[
hweed
-l
,
weed
-l
]
Show IPA
verb,
-dled,
-dling.
verb (used with object)
1.
to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts:
We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
2.
to persuade (a person) by such words or acts:
She wheedled him into going with her.
3.
to obtain (something) by artful persuasions:
I wheedled a new car out of my father.
verb (used without object)
4.
to use beguiling or artful persuasions:
I always wheedle if I really need something.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Origin:
1655–65;
origin uncertain
Related forms
whee·dler,
noun
whee·dling·ly,
adverb
un·whee·dled,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
flatter, cajole.
2, 3.
coax, beguile, inveigle.
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wheedle
(ˈwiːd
ə
l)
—
vb
1.
to persuade or try to persuade (someone) by coaxing words, flattery, etc
2.
(
tr
) to obtain by coaxing and flattery:
she wheedled some money out of her father
[C17: perhaps from German
wedeln
to wag one's tail, from Old High German
wedil, wadil
tail]
'wheedler
—
n
'wheedling
—
adj
'wheedlingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
wheedle
"to influence by flattery," 1661, perhaps connected with O.E. wædlian "to beg" (from wædl "poverty"), or borrowed by Eng. soldiers in the 17c. German wars from Ger. wedeln "wag the tail," hence "fawn, flatter" (cf.
adulation
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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