wheedle
Synonyymisanakirja: wheedle
wheedle
suostutella, taivuttaa, maanitella, houkutella, taivutella, vikitellä, lirkutella, viekoitella, mairitella, uhkailla, pelotella.
Riimisanakirja: wheedle
wheedle rimmaa näiden kanssa:
ale, ginger ale, chippendale, kale, riekale, roikale, suikale, kekkale, vonkale, huiskale...
Käännökset: wheedle
wheedle suomeksi
maanitella
wheedle englanniksi
To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
1977, w:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer (in modern translation), w:The Canterbury Tales|The Canterbury Tales ("The Wife of Bath's Tale"), Penguin Classics, p. 290:
Id like one of those, too, if you can wheedle him into telling you where he got it.''
To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.
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