intransitive (absol.) To use blandishments; to act or speak with gentle allurement or flattery.

absol. or intransitive. To use soft flattering words; (of an animal) to fawn; †to wheedle in with, to curry favour with; †to wheedle with = sense 1.

intransitive. To employ coaxing.

intransitive or absol. To use cajolery. †to cajole with:—sense 1. Cf. persuade with (persuade, v. III.).

intransitive. To act in a wheedling or coaxing manner.

transitive. To wheedle, coax. Now rare.