wheedle out of



wheedle out of

v.
1. To obtain something from some person through the use of flattery or guile: The swindler wheedled my life savings out of me.
2. To defraud someone of something through the use of flattery or guile: The swindler wheedled me out of my life savings.
See also: of, out, wheedle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Velibor-Serbian, Croatian
BrandaBRAN-dəEnglish (Rare)
Enes-Turkish, Bosnian
Yumiyoo-meeJapanese
Katrienkaht-REENDutch
Visvaldas-Lithuanian