Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheedling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: wheedling
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wheedle

adj

Coaxing, aiming to persuade.

noun

The act of one who wheedles.

Example Sentences

"Then, in a soft, wheedling voice, "Canst thou not let me in, my little bird? Sure there are other lasses besides thyself who would like to trade with a poor peddler who has travelled all the way from Gruenstadt just to please the pretty ones of Trutz-Drachen.""
"ESTRAGON: That would be too bad, really too bad. [Pause.] Wouldn't it, Didi, be really too bad? [Pause.] When you think of the beauty of the way. [Pause.] And the goodness of the wayfarers. [Pause. Wheedling.] Wouldn't it, Didi?"

Etymology

From wheedle + -ing.

Inflected Forms

more wheedling (comparative) most wheedling (superlative) wheedlings (plural)

Derived Forms

wheedlingly

Synonyms

blandishment

Questions

What does wheedling mean?: present participle and gerund of wheedle
Where does wheedling come from?: From wheedle + -ing.

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