wheedling

wheedling
noun
the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
Syn: ↑blandishment
Derivationally related forms: ↑wheedle, ↑blandish (for: ↑blandishment)
Hypernyms: ↑enticement, ↑temptation
Hyponyms: ↑ingratiation, ↑insinuation

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wheedˈling noun
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Main Entry:wheedle

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wheedling UK [ˈwiːd(ə)lɪŋ] US [ˈwid(ə)lɪŋ] US [ˈhwid(ə)lɪŋ] adjective
asking for something continuously in an annoying way
Thesaurus: making you feel angry or annoyedsynonym

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  • αἱμυλώτερον — αἱμύλος wheedling adverbial comp αἱμύλος wheedling masc acc comp sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc comp sg αἱμύλος wheedling masc acc comp sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc comp sg αἱμύλος wheedling adverbial …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • αἱμυλώτατα — αἱμύλος wheedling adverbial superl αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc superl pl αἱμύλος wheedling adverbial superl αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc superl pl …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • αἱμυλώτατον — αἱμύλος wheedling masc acc superl sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc superl sg αἱμύλος wheedling masc acc superl sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc superl sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • αἱμύλα — αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc pl αἱμύλᾱ , αἱμύλος wheedling fem nom/voc/acc dual αἱμύλᾱ , αἱμύλος wheedling fem nom/voc sg (doric aeolic) αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc pl …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • αἱμύλον — αἱμύλος wheedling masc acc sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc sg αἱμύλος wheedling masc/fem acc sg αἱμύλος wheedling neut nom/voc/acc sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

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