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wheedle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'wheedle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wheedle [ v. i.]
- To flatter; to coax; to cajole.
2 . Wheedle [ v. t.]
- To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax.
- To grain, or get away, by flattery.

Meaning of 'wheedle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wheedle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
Example in sentence:
  • He palavered her into going along