wheedled
past simple and past participle ofwheedle
单词 | wheedled |
释义 | wheedled past simple and past participle ofwheedle wheedle verb[I,T+ adv/prep] disapprovinguk/ˈwiː.dəl/us/ˈwiː.dəl/totrytopersuadesomeone to do something or give you something bypraisingthem or beingintentionallycharming: She's one of thosechildrenwho can wheedle youintogiving her anything shewants. She wasn'tinvited, butsomehowshemanagedto wheedle herway in. Itrieddifferentapproaches- I wheedled,threatened,demanded,cajoled. Synonyms cajole coax inveigleformal to persuade someone to do something
Urging & persuading
Examplesofwheedledwheedled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Hewheedledthe garage proprietor into letting him have it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are long, detailed and severe cross-examinations about rates, books and customers, which make the road hauliers feel uncomfortable that their customers are beingwheedledaway from them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We implored,wheedledand argued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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