cajole
IPA: kʌdʒˈoʊɫ
noun
- The act of cajoling
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
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Examples of "cajole" in Sentences
- I have encouraged, urged and cajoled.
- Then we don't need to persuade or cajole.
- She attempts to seduce and cajole Oliver.
- I'm trying to cajole an article I'm dying to read.
- Her mother had to shout at and cajole her to stop dancing.
- To cajole them into action, Welsh submitted to budgets to them.
- It took three hours to cajole Wiki's software to accept my post.
- The soldiers try to coax and cajole Abu Mian into opening the door.
- Go ahead, Ban and Banish and Block and Threaten and Cajole all you wish.
- You think I'm trying to convince you of something, persuade or cajole you.
- And it will take strong inducements to cajole creditors into accepting an exchange.
- And then kind of cajole and push and say why certain things should work and certain things wouldn't work.
- Erpenbach responded that Fitzgerald repeatedly overreached in his efforts to cajole the Democrats back to Madison.
- Why are our trained warriors risking their lives to "cajole" a vindictive Shia government to help poor Sunni squatters?
- "cajole" companies, power ultimately lay with consumers, who should reject products which failed to meet the guidelines.
- Scotland on Sunday understands that Hazel Blears, who resigned from the Cabinet on Wednesday, attempted to "cajole" several other ministers to quit on Thursday in a bid to force Brown out.
- Austin's comment reflects the fact that software companies like IBM and Microsoft usually "cajole" their customers into buying more licences than they need - hence the difference between software sold versus software used.
- Egypt's Hosni Mubarak is pragmatic in using his cache to cajole the parties to the negotiating table, yet is unwilling to align himself too closely with the United States or to expend too much political capital on the peace process.