Wheedle
Pronunciation : Whee"dle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Wheedled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheedling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Whee"dle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To flatter; to coax; to cajole.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913