verb
- past tense of wile; to lure or entice someone by using charm or trickery
Usage: often used with ‘away’
Examples
- She wiled him away from his studies with promises of adventure.
- The con artist wiled the elderly woman into giving him her savings.
- He was wiled into the trap by false promises.
- The siren wiled sailors to their doom with her enchanting song.
- They wiled the children away from the dangerous area with candy.
- She wiled her way into the exclusive party through clever conversation.