Definition of: wheedle

(hwēd′l) v. ·dled, ·dling v.t.
1. To persuade or try to persuade by flattery, cajolery, etc.; coax.
2. To obtain by cajoling or coaxing.
—v.i.
3. To use flattery or cajolery. [? OE <wædlian beg, be poor <wædl poverty]
—whee′dler noun
—whee′dling·ly adverb