Try and Wheedle

Try

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

Wheedle and try are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wheedle" instead a verb "Try".

Nearby Words: tried, trying

Wheedle

Wheedle verb - To get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery.

Try and wheedle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Try" instead a verb "Wheedle".

Nearby Word: wheedling

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

way try way wheedle way
earth try earth wheedle earth
money try money wheedle money
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Wheedle and Try. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/try/wheedle
Try & Wheedle. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/try/wheedle>.
Wheedle or Try. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/try/wheedle.
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