wheedle

v., -dled, -dling, -dles.

v.tr.

1. To persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile; cajole.
2. To obtain through the use of flattery or guile: a swindler who wheedled my life savings out of me.

v.intr.
To use flattery or cajolery to achieve one's ends.

[Origin unknown.]

wheedler whee'dler n.
wheedlingly whee'dling·ly adv.

verb

To persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery: blandish, cajole, coax, honey. Informal soft-soap, sweet-talk. See persuasion/dissuasion.

IN BRIEF: Influence by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.

Do not try to wheedle the information out of me by using flattery.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  Synonyms: cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - smigre, lokke, snakke godt for, sleske for
v. intr. - smigre, sleske, snakke godt for sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
soebatten, door vlijen voor elkaar krijgen

Français (French)
v. tr. - persuader/obtenir par la flatterie, cajoler
v. intr. - flatter pour parvenir à ses fins

Deutsch (German)
v. - beschwatzen, durch Überredung bekommen, abschmeicheln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κολακεύω, καλοπιάνω, καταφέρνω με καλοπιάσματα

Italiano (Italian)
adulare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - adular, persuadir

Русский (Russian)
подольщаться, выманивать лестью, прельщать, льстивые речи

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - engatusar, conseguir por medio de halagos
v. intr. - lisonjear, halagar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - locka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
以甜言蜜语诱惑, 用甜言蜜语骗, 哄骗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 以甜言蜜語誘惑, 用甜言蜜語騙
v. intr. - 哄騙

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 감언 이설로 유혹하다, 속여서 ~시키다
v. intr. - 감언 이설로 유혹하다, 속여서 ~시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 甘言で誘う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتملق, يكسب بالتملق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיתה, שידל, רימה‬
v. intr. - ‮פיתה, שידל, רימה‬

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