What is to grain, or get away, by flattery. A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate, which I wheedled out of her. Congreve called?
wheedle — To grain, or get away, by flattery. A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate, which I wheedled out of her. Congreve. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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