Category: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.

Wheedle Whee"dle, v. i.

Defn: to flatter; to coax; to cajole.