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| whee·dle [ wd'l, hwd'l ] (past and past participle whee·dled, present participle whee·dling, 3rd person present singular whee·dles) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb coax somebody: to coax or try to persuade somebody to do something using flattery, guile, or other indirect means
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2. transitive verb obtain something by wheedling: to obtain something from somebody by coaxing, persuasion, flattery, guile, or other indirect means
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| [Mid-17th century. Origin ?] |
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 whee·dler noun |
 whee·dling·ly adverb |
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