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   Wheedling

   /ˈ(h)wēd(ə)liNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. using flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something: "I could hear his wheedling tone as he begged her to dance"

   noun

   • 1. the action of flattering or coaxing someone in order to persuade them to do something or give one something: "it took months of wheedling and cajoling, but her persistence was finally rewarded"

   Derivatives

   • 1. wheedlingly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 17

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