to wheedle

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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.

{v} to coax, to entice by soft words
{f} coax by flattery or enticement; obtain through flattery or seduction; use flattery persuasions
To obtain something by guile or trickery
disapproval If you say that someone wheedles, you mean that they try to persuade someone to do or give them what they want, for example by saying nice things that they do not mean. Cross decided to beg and wheedle a bit He managed to wheedle his way into the offices. an opportunity to wheedle more money out of Wilson. to persuade someone to do or give you something, for example by saying nice things to them that you do not mean - used to show disapproval wheedle sth from/out of sb (Perhaps from wedeln )
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along
To flatter; to coax; to cajole
To grain, or get away, by flattery
To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax
to wheedle
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