verb🔗ShareEngatusar, halagarTo cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery."The little boy was wheedling his mom for a cookie by calling her "the best mom in the world" and promising to do all his chores. "El niño estaba engatusando a su madre para que le diera una galleta, llamándola "la mejor mamá del mundo" y prometiendo hacer todas sus tareas.communicationcharacteractionattitudehumanwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtener con adulación, engaño o astuciaTo obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery."The child was wheedling his mother for candy, promising to be extra good if she gave him some. "El niño estaba obteniendo con adulación a su madre para que le diera caramelos, prometiendo portarse muy bien si le daba algunos.actioncharactercommunicationmoralsocietyattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareZalamería, adulaciónThe act of one who wheedles."The toddler's wheedling for a cookie, complete with pleading eyes and outstretched hands, was hard for her mother to resist. "La zalamería del niño pequeño para conseguir una galleta, con ojos suplicantes y manos extendidas, era difícil de resistir para su madre.actioncharactercommunicationhumanmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareZalamero, aduladorCoaxing, aiming to persuade."The child's wheedling tone, filled with "please, please, please," almost convinced his mother to buy him the candy. "El tono zalamero del niño, lleno de "por favor, por favor, por favor", casi convenció a su madre de comprarle el caramelo.attitudecharactercommunicationhumanmindactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading