wheedle
/ˈwiː.dəl/
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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