wheedlingly

Variant of wheedle

wheedle definition

whee·dle (hwēd′'l, wēd′-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb wheedled -·dled, wheedling -·dling

  1. to influence or persuade (a person) by flattery, soothing words, coaxing, etc.
  2. to get (something) by coaxing or flattery

Etymology: 17th-c. cant < ? Ger wedeln, to wag the tail, fan, hence to flatter < wedel, a fan, tail

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.