Associations to the word «Wheedle»

Wiktionary

WHEEDLE, verb. To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
WHEEDLE, verb. To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.

Dictionary definition

WHEEDLE, verb. Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke