verb (used with object), whee·dled, whee·dling.
- to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
- to persuade (a person) by such words or acts: She wheedled him into going with her.
- to obtain (something) by artful persuasions: I wheedled a new car out of my father.