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wheedling
verb
noun
adjective
To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
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verb
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.”
To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.
noun
The act of one who wheedles.
adjective
Coaxing, aiming to persuade.
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I'd like one of those, too, if you can wheedle him into telling you where he got it.