WHEEDLE Meaning of WHEEDLE in English ■ verb employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something.Derivatives~r nounwheedling adjectivewheedlingly adverb OriginC17: perh. from Ger. wedeln 'cringe, fawn'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004