- 1. v. t. To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To grain, or get away, by flattery. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To flatter; to coax; to cajole. Source: opted
- 4. v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering Source: wordnet
- 5. 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. To flatter; to coax; to cajole. Source: webster
- 6. v:100 v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering Source: ecdict
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