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Verb: wheedle  wee-d(u)l
  1. Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    "He wheedled her into going along"
    - cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle

Derived forms: wheedled, wheedles, wheedling

See also: wheedler, wheedling

Type of: persuade

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