<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>wheedled</li><li>wheedling</li><li>to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.</li><li>to persuade (a person) by such words or acts: She wheedled him into going with her.</li><li>to obtain (something) by artful persuasions: I wheedled a new car out of my father.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to use beguiling or artful persuasions: I always wheedle if I really need something.</li></ul>