Definitions for: Wheedle


[v] influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


Whee"dle, v. i.
To flatter; to coax; to cajole.

Synonyms: blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk

See Also: browbeat, bully, persuade, soft-soap, swagger, sway

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