wheedled

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Ask any nerd who wheedled her parents for a little more cash to buy books: What you get from Scholastic is what your parents are willing to buy you.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023

He wheedled money from the city for more cops, more police stations, more equipment, and he made nice with community organizations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023

And so, in a Rite Aid staff bathroom I’d wheedled my way into by citing my pregnancy, I discovered that my trickle of blood had turned into a torrent.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2020

At 16, he wheedled his way onto the staff of a local newspaper.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2018

“Come on,” wheedled his father with a smile, “there must be something.”

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai