wheedle
🇺🇸
/ˈwiːdl/
🇬🇧
/ˈwiːdl/
verb
R
To try to get something from someone by saying nice things that you don't really mean.
She tried to wheedle a favor out of me by complimenting my new haircut.
translation
To try to get something from someone by saying nice things that you don't really mean.
Word Forms
3rd Present
wheedles
Past
wheedled
Perfect
wheedled
Progressive
wheedling