wheedle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: wheedle	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for wheedle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wheedle v influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" Synonym(s): wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet- talk, inveigle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wheedle \Whee"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wheedled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wheedling}.] [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. wehen to blow, and E. wind, n.] 1. To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax. The unlucky art of wheedling fools. --Dryden. And wheedle a world that loves him not. --Tennyson. 2. To grain, or get away, by flattery. A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate, which I wheedled out of her. --Congreve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wheedle \Whee"dle\, v. i. To flatter; to coax; to cajole.