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wheedle in Italian

wheedle in Italian is ottenere con lusinghe — wheedle means to try to persuade someone by flattering them.

wheedle in Italian

ottenere con lusinghe
verb
(transitive) To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.

What does "wheedle" mean?

  1. verb To try to persuade someone by flattering them.
    "I’d like one of those, too, if you can wheedle him into telling you where he got it."
  2. verb To get something by using flattery or cunning.
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wheedle in a sentence

  • I’d like one of those, too, if you can wheedle him into telling you where he got it.

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What is "wheedle" in Italian?
"wheedle" in Italian is ottenere con lusinghe. wheedle means: To try to persuade someone by flattering them.
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