Antonyms for wheedle

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hweed-l, weed-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʰwid l, ˈwid l

Definition of wheedle

Origin : "to influence by flattery," 1660s, perhaps connected with Old English wædlian "to beg" (from wædl "poverty"), or borrowed by English soldiers in the 17c. German wars from German wedeln "wag the tail," hence "fawn, flatter" (cf. adulation).

verb talk into

Example sentences :

I believe you could wheedle anybody into doing what he shouldn't do.
Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr

I will never leave you lest you should wheedle it from them.
Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum

He came to see me; an' he thocht he could wheedle me aboot the organ i' the hoose o' God.
Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles

We ought to be able to wheedle that gal out of a few stacks.
Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney

And do not think that you can wheedle either of them away from Black Bart.
Extract from : « The Lady and the Pirate » by Emerson Hough

He was used to them, and hitherto he had been able to wheedle her into resumed motion.
Extract from : « The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol » by William J. Locke

I have seen you wheedle an angry Mahdieh woman into giving you dates.
Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling

They knew all the secrets of the ogress, and how to wheedle and coax her.
Extract from : « Legends and Tales » by Bret Harte

You think that I've come to wheedle Terry's address out of you.
Extract from : « The Kingdom Round the Corner » by Coningsby Dawson

Do not "talk down" to him, and do not over-compliment his intelligence or wheedle him.
Extract from : « Expository Writing » by Mervin James Curl

Synonyms for wheedle

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