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Synonyms of wheedle

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Another word for wheedle is coax. Other synonyms of wheedle are cajole, twist, blandish, collogue and soft-sawder.

Synonyms and similar words for wheedle

verbTo cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.

  • butter upTo flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
  • inveigle
  • sweet-talkTo influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering.
  • blandishTo persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
  • cajoleTo persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
  • sweeten
  • fast-talkTo use clever speech in order to persuade, mislead, or manipulate someone.
  • canoodle figurativelyTo cajole or persuade (someone).
  • carny dialectalTo cajole, wheedle, or coax.
  • coaxTo wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
  • collogueTo coax (someone); also, to flatter (someone).
  • fleech ScotlandTo wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.
  • honey around figurativelyTo cajole or sweet-talk (someone); to hang out around (someone) as a yes-man or toady.
  • soft-sawderTo flatter or cajole.
  • soft-soapTo attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.
  • stroke US, figurativelyTo influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
  • twistTo coax.
  • blandander Ireland, datedTo flatter or cajole.
  • croodle UK, dialectalTo fawn or coax.
  • engle obsolete
  • honey up dated, figurativelyTo cajole, suck up to or sweet-talk (someone).
  • hum UK, datedTo flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.
  • ingle obsoleteTo cajole or coax; to wheedle.
  • soap dated, slangTo flatter; to wheedle.
  • tweedle obsoleteTo influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
  • whilly Scotland, archaicTo cajole.
  • word obsoleteTo flatter with words, to cajole.

Meaning of wheedle

  1. verb To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
  2. verb To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.
  3. noun A coaxing person.

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Questions about synonyms of wheedle

What is another word for wheedle?
Wheedle has 27 synonyms on Word.ws, such as coax, cajole, twist, blandish, collogue and soft-sawder.
What does wheedle mean?
Wheedle means to cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.

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