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Что (кто) такое Wheedle - определение

ARTICLE ABOUT A CHARACTER AND SEVERAL THINGS NAMED AFTER IT
Wheedle on the Needle; The Wheedle on the Needle
  • The present-day musical group Wheedle's Groove performing in 2010.
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wheedle         
¦ verb employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something.
Derivatives
wheedler noun
wheedling adjective
wheedlingly adverb
Origin
C17: perh. from Ger. wedeln 'cringe, fawn'.
wheedle         
(wheedles, wheedling, wheedled)
If you say that someone wheedles, you mean that they try to persuade someone to do or give them what they want, for example by saying nice things that they do not mean.
Cross decided to beg and wheedle a bit...
He managed to wheedle his way into the offices.
...an opportunity to wheedle more money out of Wilson...
VERB: V, V way prep, V n out of/from n [disapproval]
wheedle         
v. a.
1.
Flatter, cajole.
2.
Inveigle, humor, court, fawn upon, coax, pay court to.
wheedle         
v.
1) (d; tr.) to wheedle from, out of (to wheedle information from smb.)
2) (d; tr.) to wheedle into (to wheedle smb. into doing smt.)
Wheedle         
·vt To grain, or get away, by flattery.
II. Wheedle ·vi To Flatter; to Coax; to Cajole.
III. Wheedle ·vt To entice by soft words; to Cajole; to Flatter; to Coax.
Wheedle         
The Wheedle is the title character of a popular children's book by author Stephen Cosgrove. The character eventually evolved into a popular mascot generally associated with the city of Seattle.
Wheedling      
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Wheedle.
Wheedled      
·Impf & ·p.p. of Wheedle.
wheedler      
n.
1.
Flatterer, coaxer.
2.
Sycophant, parasite, fawner, toady, flunky, spaniel, lick-spittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on, mean flatterer.

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Wheedle

The Wheedle is the title character of a popular children's book by author Stephen Cosgrove. The character eventually evolved into a popular mascot generally associated with the city of Seattle.