"wheedle" meaning in Anglais

See wheedle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \ˈwiː.dəl\, ˈwiː.dəl Audio: en-us-wheedle.ogg
  1. Convaincre en usant de flatterie.
    Sense id: fr-wheedle-en-verb-rh7mTg3S
  2. Obtenir quelque chose par la ruse.
    Sense id: fr-wheedle-en-verb-srJyDphP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cajole, coax, encourage, persuade Derived forms: wheedling

Inflected forms

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        "Obtenir quelque chose par la ruse."
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