English
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Possibly from Old English "waedlian" ("to beg").

Pronunciation
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Verb
en-verb|wheedles|wheedling|wheedled transitive and intransitive

1. To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
2. To obtain something by guile or trickery.

#:I'd like one of those, too, if you can wheedle him into telling you where he got it.

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