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Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.
coax
palaver
blarney
cajole
wheedle
inveigle
Portuguese
adular
Flattery intended to persuade.
flattery
adulation
cajolery
blandishment
flattery
adulation
cajolery
blandishment
1
Nothing is now left which by any
flattery
can be called food.
2
For the rest of the evening Kitty basked in sunshine and
flattery
.
3
More
flattery
was the last thing he needed, especially coming from her.
4
Her words rang true; there was no
flattery
or artifice in them.
5
The laughter became general, and Tyope said in a tone of
flattery
,
-
1
The idea that
adulation
ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself.
2
Possibly she considered it refreshing after the servile
adulation
of the M.P.s.
3
She lived in an atmosphere of splendor, of pleasure, and of
adulation
.
4
The very talents they possess render them susceptible to
adulation
and applause.
5
The trappings of worship and the
adulation
;
it all wore on him.
1
The reply of Mrs. Mel is dashed with a trifle of
cajolery
.
2
She discarded the fruitless effort at
cajolery
and resorted to undisguised bribery.
3
The name of her honeymoon days was not a
cajolery
to her.
4
The tormentor then tried
cajolery
and promises, but they were equally futile.
5
The
cajolery
was foolish, if an end was in view; the repression inefficient.
1
Every
blandishment
was used to soothe him, and it had its effect.
2
Mrs. Molineux was proof against this
blandishment
,
and Bella had to go.
3
Mildred closed her eyes for a moment, to savor this sweet
blandishment
.
4
A widow's degree of
blandishment
is conservatively estimated at twenty-five spinster power.
5
But the other two were still under the
blandishment
of his child-like innocence.
1
Ryan used the few minutes left to
sweet
-
talk
the gate agent.
2
It's money, so I call the number and
sweet
-
talk
them on the phone.
3
Or who allow Fear
sweet
-
talk
their egos into Spirit-blocking their growth and shine.
4
She'd
sweet
-
talk
the dealer into easy terms and drive off into the sunset.
5
Your main strength, as always, is an ability to see through any
sweet
-
talk
!
6
She withstood their onslaught by offering them vegetable bribes and
sweet
-
talk
.
7
I was at the airport, so stop trying to
sweet
-
talk
me.
8
Besides, there's no one who can
sweet
-
talk
Agatha quite like Lucy.
9
Anya made a note to
sweet
-
talk
Baird into seeing what modifications might be possible.
10
There is also the possibility that you'll let someone
sweet
-
talk
you into doing extra.
11
Bill always says that I can
sweet
-
talk
anybody into anything.
12
So I attempted to
sweet
-
talk
the friendly, freckle-faced detective into loaning me a pistol.
13
Eager visitors have tried to
sweet
-
talk
the ranger Hanna Johannsdottir into opening the gate.
14
He really was nervy, sitting there in those vile pajamas, trying to
sweet
-
talk
her.
15
See you
sweet
-
talk
your way out of that mess, Draconus.
16
You know, turn on the sexual charm to
sweet
-
talk
your way out of this.
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