Whee"dle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wheedled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wheedling (?).] [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. wehen to blow, and E. wind, n.]

1. To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax.

The unlucky art of wheedling fools.

And wheedle a world that loves him not.

2. To grain, or get away, by flattery.

A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate, which I wheedled out of her.

Whee"dle, v. i. To flatter; to coax; to cajole.

Whee"dle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wheedled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wheedling (?).] [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. wehen to blow, and E. wind, n.]

1. To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax.

The unlucky art of wheedling fools.

And wheedle a world that loves him not.

2. To grain, or get away, by flattery.

A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate, which I wheedled out of her.

Whee"dle, v. i. To flatter; to coax; to cajole.

• To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
  
• To obtain something by guile or trickery.
       I'd like one of those, too, if you can wheedle him into telling you where he got it.