Hyphenation
whee·dleSynonyms
banter,
blandish,
butter up,
cajole,
charm,
coax,
con,
court,
draw,
entice,
finagle,
flatter,
inveigle,
kowtow,
lay it onPronunciation
Etymology
[ 'hwE-d&l, 'wE- ] (verb.) circa 1661. Origin uncertain. Possibly from Old English waedlian (“to beg”).