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Definition wheedle

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Perhaps continuing Middle English wedlen (“to beg, ask for alms”), from Old English w?dlian (“to be poor, be needy, be in want, beg”), from Proto-Germanic *w?þl?n? (“to be in need”), related to Old High German w?dal?n (“to wander, roam, rove”).

More likely, borrowed from German wedeln (“to wag one's tail”), from Middle High German wedelen, a byform of Middle High German wadelen (“to wander, waver, wave, whip, stroke, flutter”), from Old High German w?dal?n (“to wander, roam, rove”), ultimately from the same origin as the Old English word above.

Verb

wheedle (third-person singular simple present wheedles, present participle wheedling, simple past and past participle wheedled)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
2. (transitive) To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.

Noun

wheedle (plural wheedles)

1. (archaic) A coaxing person.

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