How would you like to use PONS.com?

Already a PONS subscriber?
Log in here.

PONS with ads

Go to PONS.com as usual with ad tracking and advertisements.

You can find details of tracking in Information about data protection and under Privacy settings.

PONS Pur

without advertising by third parties

without ad tracking

Subscribe now

If you already have a user account for PONS.com, then you can subscribe to PONS Pur here.

Legal noticeData protectionPrivacy settings

in the PONS Dictionary

I. whee·dling [ˈ(h)wi:dl̩ɪŋ] ADJ attr pej

wheedling
schmeichelnd
a wheedling tone
ein [ein]schmeichelnder Tonfall

II. whee·dling [ˈ(h)wi:dl̩ɪŋ] N no pl

wheedling
Schmeichelei f <-, -en>

I. whee·dle [ˈ(h)wi:dl̩] pej VB trans

1. wheedle (cajole):

to wheedle sb into [doing] sth
jdn beschwatzen [o. dazu kriegen] , etw zu tun inf
to wheedle sth out of sb
jdm etw abschwatzen inf

2. wheedle also fig (gain entrance):

to wheedle one's way in
sich dat Zutritt verschaffen

II. whee·dle [ˈ(h)wi:dl̩] pej VB intr

wheedle
schmeicheln
Present
Iwheedle
youwheedle
he/she/itwheedles
wewheedle
youwheedle
theywheedle
Past
Iwheedled
youwheedled
he/she/itwheedled
wewheedled
youwheedled
theywheedled
Present Perfect
Ihavewheedled
youhavewheedled
he/she/ithaswheedled
wehavewheedled
youhavewheedled
theyhavewheedled
Past Perfect
Ihadwheedled
youhadwheedled
he/she/ithadwheedled
wehadwheedled
youhadwheedled
theyhadwheedled
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a wheedling tone
ein [ein]schmeichelnder Tonfall

Browse the dictionary

Look up "wheedling" in other languages

en flagfr flag English French
dev
dev
dev
dev