"whilly" meaning in English

See whilly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: whillies [present, singular, third-person], whillying [participle, present], whillied [participle, past], whillied [past]
Etymology: Perhaps a mixture of wile and wheedle. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wile}} wile, {{m|en|wheedle}} wheedle Head templates: {{en-verb}} whilly (third-person singular simple present whillies, present participle whillying, simple past and past participle whillied)
  1. (Scotland, archaic, transitive) To cajole. Tags: Scotland, archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-whilly-en-verb-rGp7fKqp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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