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Wheedled

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blandishmentnoun(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
cajoledverb(ambitransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
wangledverb(transitive) To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.
beggedverb(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
finagledverb(transitive) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts.
weaseledverb(transitive) To achieve by clever or devious means.
extortedverb(transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
cajolingnounThe act of one who cajoles.
bribedverb(transitive) To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
wrangledverb(transitive) To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
coaxedverb(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
persuadedverb(transitive) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
coercedverb(transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
cajoleverb(ambitransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
wanglingnounThe act of one who wangles.
haggledverb(intransitive) To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.
cajolerynouncajolement
swindledverban American true crime podcast written and hosted by an anonymous man that uses the pseudonym "A Concerned Citizen".
coercingverb(transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
wheezedverbTo breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

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