wheedle
verb (used with object)
to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts.
wheedler
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a word derived from
wheedle.
Example Sentences
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He is a charmer, a wheedler, a flatterer and an occasional bully.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2019
"Ha! yes," cried she; "he is a bold wheedler."
From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Gustave Flaubert
“You’re the greatest wheedler I ever saw,” she said.
From The Indifference of Juliet by Henry Hutt
"Tell me a story, dear Tattah," said this born wheedler, patting my face with his little black paw.
From At Home with the Jardines by Lilian Bell
Here was a wheedler trying to get round them.
From L'Assommoir by Émile Zola
