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WHEEDLING
blandishment, wheedling
(noun) the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
wheedling
present participle of wheedle
Adjective
wheedling (comparative more wheedling, superlative most wheedling)
Coaxing, aiming to persuade.
Noun
wheedling (plural wheedlings)
The act of one who wheedles.
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
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