English-Thai Dictionary

wheedle

VI โน้มน้าว  cajole coax nom-nao

 

wheedle

VT ซึ่ง ได้มา ด้วย การ ออดอ้อน (จุดมุ่งหมาย เพื่อ โน้มน้าว ให้ ทำ โดยอ้อม  sueng-dai-ma-duai-kan-aod-aon

 

wheedle

VT โน้มน้าว ให้ ทำ สิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่ง  cajole coax nom-nao-hai-tam-sing-dai-sing-nuang

 

wheedle into

PHRV ชักจูง  ชักชวน  chak-jung

 

wheedle out

PHRV หลอกลวง เพื่อ เอา (บางสิ่ง  หลอก เอา  lok-lung-puea-aol

 

wheedler

N ผู้ โน้มน้าว  phu-nom-nao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WHEEDLE

v.t.[Gr. ] To flatter; to entice by soft words. To learn th unlucky art of wheeling fools.

 

WHEEDLE

v.i.To flatter; to coax.

 

WHEEDLED

pp. Flattered; enticed; coaxed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WHEEDLE

Whee "dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wheedled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheedling. ]Etym: [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. wehen to blow, and E. wind, n.]

 

1. To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax. The unlucky art of wheedling fools. Dryden. And wheedle a world that loves him not. Tennyson.

 

2. To grain, or get away, by flattery. A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate, which I wheedled out of her. Congreve.

 

WHEEDLE

WHEEDLE Whee "dle, v. i.

 

Defn: To flatter; to coax; to cajole.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

wheedle

whee dle |ˈ (h )wēdl ˈ (h )widl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something: you can contrive to wheedle your way onto a court | [ with direct speech ] : “Please, for my sake, ” he wheedled. • [ with obj. ] (wheedle someone into doing something ) coax or persuade someone to do something. • [ with obj. ] (wheedle something out of ) coax or persuade (someone ) to say or give something. DERIVATIVES whee dler noun, whee dling ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: perhaps from German wedeln ‘cringe, fawn, ’ from Wedel ‘tail, fan. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

wheedle

whee ¦dle |ˈwiːd (ə )l | ▶verb [ no obj. ] use endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something: she wheedled her way on to the guest list | [ with obj. ] : she had wheedled us into employing her brother | [ with direct speech ] : ‘Please, for my sake, ’ he wheedled. DERIVATIVES wheedler noun, wheedlingly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: perhaps from German wedeln ‘cringe, fawn ’, from Wedel ‘tail, fan ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

wheedle

wheedle verb she wheedled us into hiring her brother: coax, cajole, inveigle, induce, entice, charm, tempt, beguile, blandish, flatter, persuade, influence, win someone over, bring someone around, convince, prevail on, get around; informal sweet-talk, soft-soap.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

wheedle

wheedle verb she had wheedled us into employing her brother: coax, cajole, inveigle, lure, induce, blarney, entice, charm, tempt, beguile, flatter, persuade, influence, sway, win someone over, bring someone round, prod, talk, convince, make, get, press, prevail on, get round, argue, reason, urge, pressure, pressurize, bring pressure to bear on, coerce; informal sweet-talk, soft-soap, twist someone's arm, smooth-talk, butter someone up.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

wheedle

whee dle /(h )wíːd (ə )l /動詞 ｟非難して ｠自動詞 〈人が 〉甘い言葉でそそのかす, 口車に乗せる .他動詞 1 ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗〈人が 〉…と言ってそそのかす (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 ).2 〖～ A from [out of ] B 〗A 〈物 〉を得るためにB 〈人 〉をそそのかす ; BからAをまんまとせしめる .3 〖～ A into doing 〗A 〈人 〉をそそのかして …させる .4 〖～ one's way 〗 «…に » うまいことを言って入り込む (in ) «into » .