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wheedling vs enticement

enticement vs wheedling

wheedling and enticement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wheedling Yes No No No
enticement Yes No No No
As nouns, enticement is a hypernym of wheedling; that is, enticement is a word with a broader meaning than wheedling:
  • wheedling: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
  • enticement: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
Other hypernyms of wheedling include temptation.
wheedling (noun) enticement (noun)
the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
Difference between wheedling and enticement

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