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wheedle

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/ˈwiː.dəl/ English

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noun

  1. A coaxing person.

verb

  1. To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.“I'd like one of those, too, if you can wheedle him into telling you where he got it.”
  2. To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.

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