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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whilly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
whilly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cajole.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Etymology

Perhaps a mixture of wile and wheedle.

Usage

Inflected Forms

whillies (present, singular) whillying (participle, present) whillied (participle, past) whillied (past)

Synonyms

croodle fleech inveigle blandander blandish butter up cajole sweeten fast-talk canoodle carny coax

Questions

What does whilly mean?
To cajole.
Where does whilly come from?
Perhaps a mixture of wile and wheedle.

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