wheedle

Verb

Synonyms: cajole palaver blarney coax sweet-talk inveigle

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering“He palavered her into going along”Synonyms: cajole palaver blarney coax sweet-talk inveigle

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Wheedle \Whee"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wheedled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheedling.] [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.] [1913 Webster]

1.To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax. [1913 Webster]

The unlucky art of wheedling fools.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

And wheedle a world that loves him not.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]

2.To grain, or get away, by flattery. [1913 Webster]

A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate, which I wheedled out of her.— Congreve.[1913 Webster]

Wheedle \Whee"dle\, v. i. To flatter; to coax; to cajole. [1913 Webster]