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Another word for wheedle

a-z
Verb

  1. To persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery

    See also:

    persuasion

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Another word for wheedle

Verb
  1. See also:

    coax

    urge

    coax

    beg

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Sentence Examples

  • in other words they hoped to wheedle him out of even more than they had wrested from his predecessor.

  • wheedle a round of drinks out of the landlord before he called time.

  • We arrived in St. Keverne just after midnight and managed to wheedle a round of drinks out of the landlord before he called time.

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