Definition of "inveigling" [inveigling]

• Present participle of inveigle. (verb)

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• "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."
• "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 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."