wheedle

Etymology
. Perhaps continuing, from , from.

Alternatively, borrowed from , from , a byform of 🇨🇬, from. In this case, it may be a, or an independently formed etymological equivalent.

The ⟨wh⟩ spelling (reflecting pronunciations with /ʍ/) is apparently unetymological.

Verb

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

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:, přesvědčit
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, , , , herumkriegen
 * Hungarian:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: lactō
 * Maori: pīnono
 * Norwegian:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Scots: tice
 * Spanish: ,
 * Ukrainian: підлещуватися, ластитися
 * Welsh:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: vymámit, vyloudit
 * French:
 * German:, , , abheucheln, , , aus dem Kreuz leiern, aus den Rippen leiern
 * Italian: ottenere con lusinghe
 * Maori: pīnono
 * Russian: выма́нивать ле́стью, вы́манить ле́стью
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: виманювати лестощами

Noun

 * 1)  A coaxing person.