wheedle
verb
[ ˈwiːd(ə)l ]
• use flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something.
• "she wheedled her way on to the guest list"
Similar:
coax,
cajole,
inveigle,
lure,
induce,
blarney,
entice,
charm,
tempt,
beguile,
flatter,
persuade,
influence,
sway,
win someone over,
bring someone round,
prod,
talk,
convince,
make,
get,
press,
prevail on,
get round,
argue,
reason,
urge,
pressure,
pressurize,
bring pressure to bear on,
coerce,
sweet-talk,
soft-soap,
twist someone's arm,
smooth-talk,
butter someone up,
Origin:
mid 17th century: perhaps from German wedeln ‘cringe, fawn’, from Wedel ‘tail, fan’.
