wheedle

whee·dle

W5115400 (wēd′l, hwēd′l)v. whee·dled, whee·dling, whee·dles v.tr.1. To obtain through the use of flattery or guile: a swindler who wheedled my life savings out of me.2. To persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile; cajole: "They could marry on the fortune Miss Starling had wheedled her employer into leaving her" (W. Somerset Maugham).v.intr. To use flattery or cajolery to achieve one's ends.

[Origin unknown.]

whee′dler n.whee′dling·ly adv.

wheedle

(ˈwiːdəl) vb1. to persuade or try to persuade (someone) by coaxing words, flattery, etc2. (tr) to obtain by coaxing and flattery: she wheedled some money out of her father. [C17: perhaps from German wedeln to wag one's tail, from Old High German wedil, wadil tail] ˈwheedler n ˈwheedling adj ˈwheedlingly adv

whee•dle

(ˈʰwid l, ˈwid l)

v. -dled, -dling. v.t. 1. to try to influence (a person) by flattering or beguiling words or acts; cajole. 2. to persuade (a person) by such words or acts: She wheedled him into going with her. 3. to obtain (something) by artful persuasions: I wheedled a new car out of my father. v.i. 4. to use beguiling or artful persuasions. [1655–65] whee′dler, n. whee′dling•ly, adv.

wheedle

Past participle: wheedled
Gerund: wheedling

Imperative
wheedle
wheedle

Present
I wheedle
you wheedle
he/she/it wheedles
we wheedle
you wheedle
they wheedle

Preterite
I wheedled
you wheedled
he/she/it wheedled
we wheedled
you wheedled
they wheedled

Present Continuous
I am wheedling
you are wheedling
he/she/it is wheedling
we are wheedling
you are wheedling
they are wheedling

Present Perfect
I have wheedled
you have wheedled
he/she/it has wheedled
we have wheedled
you have wheedled
they have wheedled

Past Continuous
I was wheedling
you were wheedling
he/she/it was wheedling
we were wheedling
you were wheedling
they were wheedling

Past Perfect
I had wheedled
you had wheedled
he/she/it had wheedled
we had wheedled
you had wheedled
they had wheedled

Future
I will wheedle
you will wheedle
he/she/it will wheedle
we will wheedle
you will wheedle
they will wheedle

Future Perfect
I will have wheedled
you will have wheedled
he/she/it will have wheedled
we will have wheedled
you will have wheedled
they will have wheedled

Future Continuous
I will be wheedling
you will be wheedling
he/she/it will be wheedling
we will be wheedling
you will be wheedling
they will be wheedling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wheedling
you have been wheedling
he/she/it has been wheedling
we have been wheedling
you have been wheedling
they have been wheedling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wheedling
you will have been wheedling
he/she/it will have been wheedling
we will have been wheedling
you will have been wheedling
they will have been wheedling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wheedling
you had been wheedling
he/she/it had been wheedling
we had been wheedling
you had been wheedling
they had been wheedling

Conditional
I would wheedle
you would wheedle
he/she/it would wheedle
we would wheedle
you would wheedle
they would wheedle

Past Conditional
I would have wheedled
you would have wheedled
he/she/it would have wheedled
we would have wheedled
you would have wheedled
they would have wheedled

Thesaurus

Verb

wheedle - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, palaverpersuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"soft-soap - persuade someone through flatterybrowbeat, bully, swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

wheedle

verb coax, talk, court, draw, persuade, charm, worm, flatter, entice, cajole, inveigle He managed to wheedle some more money out of me.

wheedle

verbTo persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery:blandish, cajole, coax, honey.Informal: soft-soap, sweet-talk.

Translations

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wheedle

wheedle (one) into (doing something)

To cajole, flatter, or plead with one in order to convince one to do something. I can't believe I let you wheedle me into working for your charity auction again this year. He's always wheedling other people in the office into doing the quarterly reports for him.See also: wheedle

wheedle out of

1. To cajole, flatter, beg, or beguile someone in order to obtain or steal something from them. A noun or pronoun is used between "wheedle" and "out." He's just a piece of lowly scum who spends his time wheedling pensioners out of their savings over the phone. I can't believe I let Seth wheedle me out of my favorite pencil case!2. To obtain or steal something from someone through cajolery, flattery, pleading, or beguilement. A noun or pronoun is used between "wheedle" and "out." I hate these pushy charity workers, trying to wheedle every last cent out of you that they can. After begging and pleading, the kids finally wheedled the car out of me for the weekend.See also: of, out, wheedle

wheedle (something) away from (one)

To obtain or steal something from one through cajolery, flattery, pleading, or beguilement. I hate these pushy charity workers, trying to wheedle every last cent away from you that they can. After begging and pleading, the kids finally wheedled the car away from me for the weekend.See also: away, wheedle

wheedle someone into something

to get someone to agree to do something by begging or flattery. She is always trying to wheedle us into coming for a visit. You can't wheedle me into doing that!See also: wheedle

wheedle something away from someone

and wheedle something out of someoneto get something away from someone by begging or flattery. The crooks wheedled the old lady's money away from her. Tim wheedled a few dollars out of his uncle.See also: away, wheedle

wheedle out of

v.1. To obtain something from some person through the use of flattery or guile: The swindler wheedled my life savings out of me.2. To defraud someone of something through the use of flattery or guile: The swindler wheedled me out of my life savings.See also: of, out, wheedle

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verb coax

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verb to persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery

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verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

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