| NOUN | act | wheedling, blandishment | the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery |
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| Meaning | The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery. | |
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| Synonym | blandishment | |
| Narrower | ingratiation, insinuation | The act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments |
| Broader | enticement, temptation | The act of influencing by exciting hope or desire |
| Spanish | carantoñas, gitanería, halagos, lisonjas, zalamería | |
| Catalan | afalacs, carantoines, falagueries, llagot, magarrufa, manyagueria | |
| Verbs | wheedle | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
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