wheedlingly
- a word derived from wheedle.
Example Sentences
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"You don't have to answer if you feel your answer might incriminate you," he said wheedlingly, but there were some names that had been publicly mentioned.
From Time Magazine Archive
She smiled at McShane and said wheedlingly, “Take Laurie bye-bye? Park? Park?”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
"But," he added wheedlingly, "I think I can guess the thief; and because I love you, Thor, I will help you to find him."
From Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People by Ostertag, Blanche
The boldest of them approached the dog, calling him by name and wheedlingly.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas
Couldn't you lend me a small sum, Mr. Keith," asked Plume, wheedlingly, "just for old times' sake?
From Gordon Keith by Page, Thomas Nelson
