whillyv.
/ˈwɪli/, /ˈhwɪli/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪli/, Scottish English /ˈhwɪlɪ/ Scottish.
transitive. = whillywha v.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > wheedle, coax, or cajole
fleechc1425
coyc1490
flatter?a1513
cuittlec1565
smooth1584
ingle1602
cajole1645
collogue1660
wheedle1661
coax1663
to wheedle with1664
to cajole with1665
manage1677
whilly1721
carney1811
whillywha1816
canoodle1864
patise1891
schmear1910
sweet-talk1936
soft-talk1946
snow-job1962
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > persuasive flattery or cajolery > cajole [verb (transitive)]
fagea1400
fleechc1425
flatter?a1513
stroke1513
sweeten1594
ingle1602
honey1604
coga1616
cajole1645
collogue1660
wheedle1661
coax1663
to wheedle with1664
to cajole with1665
tweedle1715
whilly1721
whillywha1816
to salve over1862
schmooze1899
plámás1919
sweet-talk1936
1721 A. Ramsay Addr. to Town Council 10 They..The honest Lieges whilly'd.
1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. (1797) 91 Wise men may be whilly'd wi' wiles.
1820 W. Scott Abbot II. i. 21 These baptized idols..whillied the old women out of their corn and their candle-ends.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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