ca·noo·dle (kə-nōōd'l) v.
ca·noo·dled, ca·noo·dling, ca·noo·dlesInformal
v.
intr. To engage in caressing, petting, or lovemaking. v.
tr. To win over or convince by cajoling or flattering; wheedle: "his matchless ability to charm, bamboozle, or canoodle most of his political associates"(Timothy Garton Ash).
[Akin to English dialectal canoodle, donkey, fool, one who is foolish in love.] ca·noo'dler n.