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noun
Persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable
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verb
To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal, transitive
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Synonyms: cajole, inveigle, wheedle, blandander, blandish, butter up, fast-talk, canoodle, carny, coax, collogue, croodle, engle, fleech, honey around, honey up, hum, ingle, soap, soft-sawder, soft-soap, stroke, sweet-talk, tweedle, twist, whilly, word
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verb
use flattering talk on somebody
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: flatter, blandish
verb
persuade someone through flattery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
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Across languages
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