WHEEDLE


Meaning of WHEEDLE in English

■ verb employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something.

Derivatives

~r noun

wheedling adjective

wheedlingly adverb

Origin

C17: perh. from Ger. wedeln 'cringe, fawn'.

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