Wheedle (Verb)
Meaning
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She managed to wheedle her parents into buying her a new bike by promising to do extra chores.
- The persistent salesperson tried to wheedle the customer into purchasing an extended warranty.
- The charming actor wheedled the director into giving him a role in the upcoming film.
- The child's constant pleading and whining wheedled the mother into letting him have a lollipop.
- She wheedled her friend into babysitting her younger brother so she could go to the concert.