English Explanatory Dictionary

whilly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cajole.

Word forms

whilly whillies whillying whillied

Etymology

Perhaps a mixture of wile and wheedle.

Synonyms

croodle fleech inveigle blandander blandish butter up cajole fast-talk canoodle carny coax collogue engle honey around honey up hum ingle soap soft-sawder soft-soap stroke sweet-talk tweedle twist wheedle whilly word
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