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wheedling

English

Etymology

From wheedle +? -ing

Verb

wheedling

  1. present participle of wheedle

Adjective

wheedling (comparative more wheedling, superlative most wheedling)

  1. Coaxing, aiming to persuade.
    • 1888, Howard Pyle, Otto of the Silver Hand, ch. 9
      Then, in a soft, wheedling voice, "Canst thou not let me in, my little bird? Sure there are other lasses besides thyself who would like to trade with a poor peddler who has travelled all the way from Gruenstadt just to please the pretty ones of Trutz-Drachen."

Derived terms

  • wheedlingly

Noun

wheedling (plural wheedlings)

  1. The act of one who wheedles.

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flattery

English

Etymology

From Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“to flatter”). Synchronically analyzable as flatter +? -y (forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?flæt??i/
  • Hyphenation: flat?te?ry

Noun

flattery (countable and uncountable, plural flatteries)

  1. (uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
  2. (countable) An instance of excessive praise.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:flattery

Related terms

  • flatter
  • flattered
  • flattering

Translations

Anagrams

  • flat tyre

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