This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
wheedle
Pronounced: (WEE-dull)
Verb:
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
From Vocabulary.com: ”To wheedle someone is to “charm” that person, though it’s a little more on the “suck up to” side than it is charming.”
Example:
“When fishing for leads, an honest compliment may warm a stranger up to conversation, but don’t try and wheedle them into taking your card.”
