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wheedling |
2 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wheedling n : the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery [syn: {blandishment}]
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