wheedle

[whee·dle]

To wheedle is to sweet talk, or flatter someone in the hopes of getting something in return. You might try to wheedle a meter maid into not giving you a parking ticket. Good luck with that.

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To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax.

Verb
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"


v. t.
To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax.

v. t.
To grain, or get away, by flattery.

v. i.
To flatter; to coax; to cajole.


Wheedle

Whee"dle , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wheedled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheedling .] [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. wehen to blow, and E. wind, n.] 1. To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax.
The unlucky art of wheedling fools.
And wheedle a world that loves him not.
2. To grain, or get away, by flattery.
A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate, which I wheedled out of her.

Wheedle

Whee"dle, v. i. To flatter; to coax; to cajole.

To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax.

To flatter; to coax; to cajole.

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Usage Examples

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you she is after your barn.

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