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wheedle

/hweed-l, weed-l/US // ˈʰwid l, ˈwid l //UK // (ˈwiːdəl) //

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v.有主动词 verb
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    whee·dled, whee·dling.

    • : to endeavor to influence by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
    • : to persuade by such words or acts: She wheedled him into going with her.
    • : to obtain by artful persuasions: I wheedled a new car out of my father.
v.无主动词 verb
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    whee·dled, whee·dling.

    • : to use beguiling or artful persuasions: I always wheedle if I really need something.

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Examples

  • Many times he would approach a patient and wheedle his great head under the patient's hand.

  • Instantly there flashes to mind the image of a carpet salesman in the Istanbul bazaar trying to wheedle me into his stall.

  • Bumper looked in Jimsy's and Wheedle's eyes, and saw they were pink, but he was still doubtful.

  • They knew all the secrets of the ogress, and how to wheedle and coax her.

  • Maud believes that she can marry Clyde, and come back and wheedle me into taking them both into my good graces.

  • I thought it would be an easy matter to wheedle my doting uncle into taking us both back.

  • How Gipsy managed to wheedle the cook nobody ever discovered, but she returned in a short time triumphantly carrying a tray.