Word info

cajoled

Meaning

of Cajole

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

I don't like to be talked into anything. I don't want to be cajoled. Dennis Farina

That's what happened in our career. He never let me fall. In 1983, when I wanted to leave everything behind, it was Kamal Haasan who cajoled me back to the material world. Rajinikanth

According to a lawsuit filed by Mr. Tanvir, they cajoled him, threatened him and finally, in 2010, applied a novel sort of pressure: They put him on the No-Fly List, barring him from boarding any planes leaving from or landing in American airports. Source: Internet

At the end of that season, Moyes and his staff had cajoled, threatened and encouraged his squad up to 13th, well clear of the drop-zone. Source: Internet

One freedom that cannot be taken from you is your freedom not to like the status quo — your freedom to be angry, disaffected, unimpressed, your refusal to be cajoled, soothed or consoled with small tokens of influence devoid of real power. Source: Internet

The government-owned lender was slowly cajoled by policy makers into agreeing to take a stake as Yes Bank’s situation became more dire, one person said. Source: Internet

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