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present tense third-person singular of wheedle
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to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
- wheedled him into doing their work for them
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“Wheedles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheedles. Accessed 16 Jan. 2022.
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