Hyphenation
 whee·dleSynonyms
 banter, 
blandish, 
butter up, 
cajole, 
charm, 
coax, 
con, 
court, 
draw, 
entice, 
finagle, 
flatter, 
inveigle, 
kowtow, 
lay it onPronunciation
 Etymology
 [ 'hwE-d&l, 'wE- ] (verb.) circa 1661. Origin uncertain. Possibly from Old English waedlian (“to beg”).