wheedle
verb (used with object)
to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts.
had been wheedling
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past perfect progressiveof wheedle.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Since the moment school let out, they had been wheedling and prodding for stories about their mother.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Some such demon as, whispering in the ear of Visto, bade him 'Have a taste!' had been wheedling George in.
From Art in England Notes and Studies by Dutton Cook
