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WHEEDLING is validvalid
WHEEDLE, to attempt to persuade by flattery [v]
enticing by soft words or flattery [adj WHEEDLINGLY] / the act of wheedling [n -S]
WHEEDLE, to attempt to persuade by flattery [v]
enticing by soft words or flattery [adj WHEEDLINGLY] / the act of wheedling [n -S]