schmeicheln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cajole verb To gently talk someone into doing something they don't really want to do, often with compliments or promises.
- coax verb To gently persuade someone to do something through patience or flattery.
- fawn noun A young deer, usually under a year old.
- flatter verb To praise someone, often more than they deserve, in order to please them or win favor.
- wheedle verb To try to persuade someone by flattering them.
Senses
schmeicheln is used for these senses in English:
- coax (transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
- flatter To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
- flatter To enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them.
- flatter To portray someone to advantage.
- wheedle (ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
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