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Verb: wheedle  wee-d(u)l
  1. Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    "He wheedled her into going along";
    - cajole, palaver [informal, rare], blarney, coax, sweet-talk [informal], inveigle

Derived forms: wheedled, wheedling, wheedles

Type of: persuade

Encyclopedia: Wheedle

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