Wheedling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈiːdlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈiːdlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈiːdlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈiːdlɪŋ/.

Examples

He palavered her into going along

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blarney coax inveigle wheedle palaver cajole blandishment sweet-talk

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
verb	influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering “He palavered her into going along”

Word Forms

blandish	verb	praise somewhat dishonestly
wheedle	verb	influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
wheedler	noun	someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing
wheedling	noun	the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
cajolery	noun	flattery intended to persuade
palaver	noun	flattery intended to persuade
blarney	noun	flattery designed to gain favor
coaxer	noun	someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing
coaxing	noun	flattery designed to gain favor
coax	noun	a transmission line for high-frequency signals

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schmeichelnd

der Akt des Drängens durch Necken oder Schmeicheleien

🇫🇷French

câlin

l'acte d'exhorter au moyen de taquineries ou de flatterie

🇪🇸Spanish

engatusando

el acto de instar mediante burlas o halagos

🇮🇹Italian

lusinghe

l'atto di sollecitare mediante presa in giro o adulazione

🇳🇱Dutch

fluisteren

de daad van aandringen door middel van plagen of vleierij

🇵🇹Portuguese

bajulador

o ato de insistir por meio de provocação ou lisonja

🇷🇺Russian

заискивание

побуждение посредством поддразнивания или лести

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घरघराहट

चिढ़ाने या चापलूसी के माध्यम से आग्रह करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

চাকা মারা

টিজিং বা চাটুকার মাধ্যমে অনুরোধ করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

வீட்லிங்

கிண்டல் அல்லது முகஸ்துதி மூலம் வற்புறுத்தும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వీడ్లింగ్

ఆటపట్టించడం లేదా ముఖస్తుతి ద్వారా ప్రేరేపించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

चाक मारणे

छेडछाड किंवा खुशामत करून आग्रह करण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્હીડલિંગ

ચીડવવા અથવા ખુશામતના માધ્યમથી વિનંતી કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೀಡ್ಲಿಂಗ್

ಕೀಟಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರದ ಮೂಲಕ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീഡ്ലിംഗ്

കളിയാക്കലോ മുഖസ്തുതിയോ വഴി പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵ੍ਹੀਡਿੰਗ

ਛੇੜਛਾੜ ਜਾਂ ਚਾਪਲੂਸੀ ਦੇ ਜ਼ਰੀਏ ਤਾਕੀਦ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھومنا

چھیڑ چھاڑ یا چاپلوسی کے ذریعہ زور دینے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哄骗

通过戏弄或奉承的方式催促的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

雑草

からかいやお世辞によって強要する行為

🇰🇷Korean

휘젓기

놀리거나 아첨하여 권유하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nũng nịu

hành động thúc giục bằng cách trêu chọc hoặc tâng bốc

🇹🇭Thai

ล้อเลื่อน

การยั่วยุโดยการล้อเล่นหรือคำเยินยอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersifat bujuk

tindakan mendesak dengan cara menggoda atau sanjungan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-wheedling

ang pagkilos ng paghihimok sa pamamagitan ng panunukso o pambobola

🇲🇾Malay

meroyan

perbuatan mendesak dengan cara mengusik atau menyanjung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تملق

فعل الحث عن طريق المضايقة أو التملق

🇮🇷Persian

چرخ زدن

عمل اصرار با طعنه یا چاپلوسی

🇹🇷Turkish

kandırma

alay veya dalkavukluk yoluyla teşvik etme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פשלות

פעולת הדחף באמצעות הקנטה או חנופה

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