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1. (v.t.) wheedle
to try to influence (a person) by flattering or beguiling words or acts; cajole.
2. wheedle
to persuade (a person) by such words or acts:
She wheedled him into going with her.
3. wheedle
to obtain (something) by artful persuasions:
I wheedled a new car out of my father.
4. (v.i.) wheedle
to use beguiling or artful persuasions.
Etymology: (1655–65)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
"He palavered her into going along"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) wheedle
to entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax
2. (verb) wheedle
to grain, or get away, by flattery
3. (verb) wheedle
to flatter; to coax; to cajole
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