Definition of wheedle

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whee·dle    (hwdl, wdl) KEY  

VERB:
whee·dled , whee·dling , whee·dles
VERB:
tr.

1. To persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile; cajole.
2. To obtain through the use of flattery or guile: a swindler who wheedled my life savings out of me.

VERB:
intr.

To use flattery or cajolery to achieve one's ends.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Origin unknown

OTHER FORMS:
wheedler (Noun), wheedling·ly (Adverb)

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