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wheedle

whee·dle [ wd'l, hwd'l ] (past and past participle whee·dled, present participle whee·dling, 3rd person present singular whee·dles)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb coax somebody: to coax or try to persuade somebody to do something using flattery, guile, or other indirect means

2. transitive verb obtain something by wheedling: to obtain something from somebody by coaxing, persuasion, flattery, guile, or other indirect means

[Mid-17th century. Origin ?]

whee·dler noun
whee·dling·ly adverb
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