| 单词 | wheedle |
| 释义 | wheedle (hwiːdəl ) Word forms: wheedles , wheedling , wheedled verb If you say that someone wheedles, you mean that they try to persuade someone to do or give them what they want, for example by saying nice things that they do not mean. [disapproval] Cross decided to beg and wheedle a bit. [VERB] He managed to wheedle his way into the offices. ...an opportunity to wheedle more money out of Wilson. [V n + out of/from] 'Why don't you try to read on past page 21,' I wheedled and sat down again. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: coax, talk, court, draw |
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