wheedled

past tense of wheedle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheedled
coaxed
Verb
  • The audience was delighted to be coaxed, delighted to hear from Goldberg herself.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • As Warner begins to ponder the effects of time, his son runs and bounces through the living room, swerving around the breakfast he’s being coaxed to eat.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 21 July 2026
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“Wheedled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheedled. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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