Wheedle
verb (used with object), wheedled, wheedling.
1.
to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts:
We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
2.
to persuade (a person) by such words or acts:
She wheedled him into going with her.
3.
to obtain (something) by artful persuasions:
I wheedled a new car out of my father.
verb (used without object), wheedled, wheedling.
4.
to use beguiling or artful persuasions:
I always wheedle if I really need something.
verb
1.
to persuade or try to persuade (someone) by coaxing words, flattery, etc
2.
(transitive) to obtain by coaxing and flattery: she wheedled some money out of her father
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