verb🔗ShareFlatter, cajolerTo 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. "Le petit garçon flattait sa mère pour obtenir un cookie en l'appelant « la meilleure maman du monde » et en promettant de faire toutes ses corvées.communicationcharacteractionattitudehumanwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtenir par flatterie, ruse ou tromperieTo obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery."The child was wheedling his mother for candy, promising to be extra good if she gave him some. "L'enfant suppliait sa mère pour des bonbons, promettant d'être très sage si elle lui en donnait.actioncharactercommunicationmoralsocietyattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlatterie, flagornerieThe 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 flagornerie du tout-petit pour obtenir un biscuit, avec des yeux suppliants et des mains tendues, était difficile à résister pour sa mère.actioncharactercommunicationhumanmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCajoleur, enjôleurCoaxing, aiming to persuade."The child's wheedling tone, filled with "please, please, please," almost convinced his mother to buy him the candy. "Le ton cajoleur de l'enfant, rempli de "s'il te plaît, s'il te plaît, s'il te plaît", a presque convaincu sa mère de lui acheter le bonbon.attitudecharactercommunicationhumanmindactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
