inveigling

But if you're going to pounce on Maya Angelou's malapropism without saying anything about the alleged proliferation of Bushisms, or Tony Snow's misuse of "inveigling", or Lawrence Henry's odd use of "slurry", or any of the rest of the daily parade of politically-relevant points of usage, people might get the idea that your linguistics is really politics.

Succulent truculence. Ann Althouse 2007

But if you're going to pounce on Maya Angelou's malapropism without saying anything about the alleged proliferation of Bushisms, or Tony Snow's misuse of "inveigling", or Lawrence Henry's odd use of "slurry", or any of the rest of the daily parade of politically-relevant points of usage, people might get the idea that your linguistics is really politics.

Archive 2007-02-01 Ann Althouse 2007

When she paused by the door Hammer was holding open and, haloed by the sunshine outside, looked back at him, waiting, expectant, he hesitated — for one second toyed with the notion of inveigling her back upstairs … realized she wouldn’t immediately understand, that despite all they’d thus far shared, she didn’t yet truly comprehend the depth of his desire for her.

The Ideal Bride Laurens, Stephanie 2004

Axel and I interfered as peacemakers, were roughed and jostled in the mix-ups, and finally, with infinite precaution and intoxicated cunning, succeeded in inveigling our chum down to the boat and in rowing him aboard our schooner.

Chapter 16 2010

I testified craftily, and as a scientist, beginning with small beginnings, making an art of my exposition, step by step, by tiny steps, inveigling my senatorial auditors on into willingness and eagerness to listen to the next exposure, the whole fabric so woven that there was no natural halting place at which to drop a period or interpolate a query ... in this fashion, thus, I got my tale across.

Chapter 20 2010

The Cat now spent his days tormenting the professor, inveigling him with affection and the occasional dead mouse that he'd caught outside in the yard.

The Last Piece Marda Miller 2011

Or he may have thought I was inveigling him into the commission of some desperate crime.

THE CARTER AND THE CARPENTER 2010

And, in that dueling, perhaps, we will see another lofty, largely unrealized promise by President Obama, of "hope" or "change" inveigling young adults to the president's doorstep.

Jessica Headley: Presidential Candidates Missing Common Sense Strategies With the Millenials Jessica Headley 2012

To her was due the inveigling of his mother into making a neighborhood call so that they could have the house to themselves.

Chapter 3 2010

He was thrusting my long sickness back upon me, inveigling me into again pursuing Truth and snatching her veils away from her, tricking me into looking reality stark in the face.

Chapter 31 2010