wheedle in Russian
wheedle in Russian is обха́живать, подли́зываться, подлиза́ться — wheedle means to try to persuade someone by flattering them.
wheedle in Russian
обха́живать
Pronounced: obkhazhivat
(ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
подли́зываться
Pronounced: podlizyvatsya
(ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
подлиза́ться
Pronounced: podlizatsya
(ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
прельща́ть
Pronounced: prelshchat
(ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
ублажа́ть
Pronounced: ublazhat
(ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
вы́манить ле́стью
Pronounced: vymanit lestyu
(transitive) To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.
выма́нивать ле́стью
Pronounced: vymanivat lestyu
(transitive) To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.
What does "wheedle" mean?
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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."
- 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 Russian?
"wheedle" in Russian is обха́живать, подли́зываться, подлиза́ться. wheedle means: To try to persuade someone by flattering them.
How do you pronounce обха́живать?
"wheedle" in Russian is обха́живать, pronounced "obkhazhivat".
Are there other ways to say "wheedle" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 7 translations listed for "wheedle": обха́живать, подли́зываться, подлиза́ться, прельща́ть, ублажа́ть, вы́манить ле́стью.
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