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.

Derivatives:

wheedler n. wheedling adj. wheedlingly adv.

Etymology: perh. f. G wedeln fawn, cringe f. Wedel tail

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.