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Meanings of wheedling in английском

каталонский
llagot

The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery.

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Usage of wheedling in английском
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He addressed the corner of the room in a wheedling, flattering tone.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 02
2
The inferior's triumph in the presence of his superior must be wheedling.
Les Misérables
3
He no longer treated Bongrand in the wheedling, respectful manner of yore.
His Masterpiece
4
And you make me no more willing by wheedling, dear foster father.
A Case of Conscience
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He waited for another argument, or at least a spot of wheedling.
Destined to last
6
Now M. Wilkie's visit, manner, assurance, wheedling, and contradictions were all explained.
Baron Trigault's Vengeance
7
Heroin addicts were usually wheedling, pathetic, needy, but this one was dangerous.
White corridor
8
Thereafter, Mabyn spoke in a whisper; a wheedling note crept into his voice.
Two on the Trail: A Story of the Far Northwest
9
It didn't stop him, but his voice went from accusatory to almost wheedling.
Nemesis Game
10
In a friendly, almost wheedling, voice he went on to Nessler, It's Musketoon.
More Than Honor
11
Maybe you could leave him for me, she suggested in a wheedling tone.
The Necromancer
12
When she spoke, it was in the wheedling voice of a small child.
Halo
13
All the adults smiling and wheedling and playing nice to get that money.
Rant: an oral biography of buster casey
14
Beneath his wheedling air there was the determination to devour everything.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 2
15
It is the lesser reality of deals and bargains, wheedling, persuasion, and vote-getting.
Children of the Market Place
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And they could be naive and wheedling toward a woman when they chose.
The Lion of Petra
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Translations for wheedling
Wheedling through the time
Wheedling across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common