0 to try to persuade someone to do something or give you something by praising them or being intentionally charming: --
She's one of those children who can wheedle you into giving her anything she wants.
She wasn't invited, but somehow she managed to wheedle her way in.
I tried different approaches - I wheedled, threatened, demanded, cajoled.
1 to try to persuade someone to do something or to give you something by using your charm and by repeatedly asking in a way that would make refusal embarrassing: --
[ T always + adv/prep ] He wasn’t going to tell me but I wheedled it out of him.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.