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