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wheedle

(v): influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
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about 1 hour ago yarb said:

There began a creaky, squeaky, whinny-whining of the wheels as the wagon wheedled along.

- William Steig, Farmer Palmer's Wagon Ride

2 months ago mariecarnes said:

"There's no surer way to make me want to understand than to tell me I won't. I wheedled him, demanding that he tell me." Little Brother - Cory Doctorow

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