wheedle
verb (used with object)
to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts.
were wheedling
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past progressiveof wheedle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He spoke as if he were wheedling a group of boys with the promise of play.
From Angel Island by Inez Haynes Gillmore
