WHEEDLED
Verb
wheedled
simple past tense and past participle of wheedle
Source: Wiktionary
WHEEDLE
Whee"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wheedled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheedling.]
Etym: [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.]
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.
Whee"dle, v. i.
Definition: To flatter; to coax; to cajole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition