Definitions

wheedle

[hweed-l, weed-l] / ˈʰwid l, ˈwid l /

VERB

talk into

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cajole finagle

STRONG

banter blandish charm coax con court draw entice flatter inveigle kowtow oil persuade seduce snow soap soft-soap sweet-talk worm

WEAK

butter up lay it on soften up spread it on sweeten up work on

Antonyms

STRONG

dissuade

Example Sentences

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Wheedle her, tweedle her, teedle her, but don't let her make sure of you.

From The Story of an African Farm, a novel by Schreiner, Olive

Wheedle, hwēd′l, v.t. to entice by soft words: to flatter.—n. a coaxing person.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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