| Front | Wheedle (verb) |
|---|---|
| Back | To attempt to persuade with beguiling flattery and smooth talking. “The teenage girl wheedled her father into letting her drive his Porsche 911 with a few crocodile tears, a sob story, and the seemingly sincere assurance that he was ‘the best dad in the world.’” Wheedle brings to mind the behavior of the snake-oil salesmen, charlatans, hucksters, and mountebanks. Common synonyms for wheedle include cajole and coax. |
Tags: l12
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