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wheedly

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

Involving or characterized by wheedling (flattery, cajoling); coaxy.

Examples

“The maids of honour (Miss⟳ Lister and Miss⟳ Paget) are very coaxy and wheedly with me, and nice creatures both of them.”
“"Listen⟳, dear," said Mrs. O'Dowd, who had begun to sound⟳ wheedly, "shall we be goin to look⟳ at the floods?"”
“There's no way the guy could be like⟳ intentionally making his voice this wheedly-sounding; it's got to be Gately's own⟳ Disease.”
“Danae's voice went sweet and wheedly. ¶ 'You're big. You can heft him. Budgie's on the slight side.'”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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