WHEEDLE


Meaning of WHEEDLE in English

v.tr. 1 coax by flattery or endearments. 2 (foll. by out) a get (a thing) out of a person by wheedling. b cheat (a person) out of a thing by wheedling. wheedler n. wheedling adj. wheedlingly adv.

[ perh. f. G wedeln fawn, cringe f. Wedel tail ]

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