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Wheedling vs Ingratiation - What's the difference?

wheedling | ingratiation | Related terms |

Wheedling is a related term of ingratiation.


As nouns the difference between wheedling and ingratiation

is that wheedling is the act of one who wheedles while ingratiation is the state of being ingratiated.

As a verb wheedling

is .

As an adjective wheedling

is coaxing, aiming to persuade.

wheedling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • coaxing, aiming to persuade.
  • * 1888 , Howard Pyle, Otto of the Silver Hand ,
    • Then, in a soft, wheedling voice, "Canst thou not let me in, my little bird? Sure there are other lasses besides thyself who would like to trade with a poor peddler who has travelled all the way from Gruenstadt just to please the pretty ones of Trutz-Drachen."

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who wheedles.

    • ingratiation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the state of being ingratiated