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wheedle

[ weed-l, hweed-l ]

verb (used with object)

wheedled, wheedling.
  1. to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts:

    We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to persuade (a person) by such words or acts:

    She wheedled him into going with her.

  3. to obtain (something) by artful persuasions:

    I wheedled a new car out of my father.

    Synonyms: ,



verb (used without object)

wheedled, wheedling.
  1. to use beguiling or artful persuasions:

    I always wheedle if I really need something.

wheedle

/ ˈɾːə /

verb

  1. to persuade or try to persuade (someone) by coaxing words, flattery, etc
  2. tr to obtain by coaxing and flattery

    she wheedled some money out of her father

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɳԲ, adverb
  • ˈɳ, noun
  • ˈɳԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ɳ· noun
  • ɳ·Բ· adverb
  • ܲ·ɳ· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of wheedle1

First recorded in 1655–65; origin uncertain
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of wheedle1

C17: perhaps from German wedeln to wag one's tail, from Old High German wedil, wadil tail
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Example Sentences

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Then, at his busiest, with a wife and three children impatiently waiting at home, he wheedled Mel Brooks for a cameo in “Young Frankenstein.”

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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.

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

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Then he had the woman hand her phone to a visiting technician and wheedled the phone number of the department head out him.

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The arsonists wheedle their way into his house with a combination of servile pleading, subtle bullying and appeals to Biedermann’s moral vanity.

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