verb🔗ShareTo cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery."The little boy was wheedling his mom for a cookie by calling her "the best mom in the world" and promising to do all his chores. "communicationcharacteractionattitudehumanwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery."The child was wheedling his mother for candy, promising to be extra good if she gave him some. "actioncharactercommunicationmoralsocietyattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of one who wheedles."The toddler's wheedling for a cookie, complete with pleading eyes and outstretched hands, was hard for her mother to resist. "actioncharactercommunicationhumanmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCoaxing, aiming to persuade."The child's wheedling tone, filled with "please, please, please," almost convinced his mother to buy him the candy. "attitudecharactercommunicationhumanmindactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
