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wheedle |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wheedle \Whee"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wheedled}; p. pr & vb n. {Wheedling}.] [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. wehen to blow, and E. wind, n.] 1. To entice by soft words to cajole; to flatter; to coax. The unlucky art of wheedling fools. --Dryden. And wheedle a world that loves him not --Tennyson. 2. To grain, or get away by flattery. A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate, which I wheedled out of her --Congreve. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wheedle \Whee"dle\, v. i. To flatter; to coax; to cajole. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wheedle v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {cajole}, {palaver}, {blarney}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]
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