noun
- flattering or coaxing words used to persuade someone to do something
Usage: plural form of cajolery
Examples
- Despite all his cajoleries, she refused to lend him money.
- The salesman’s cajoleries couldn’t convince her to buy the expensive car.
- Her cajoleries finally persuaded him to attend the party.
- The child’s cajoleries worked on his grandmother, who gave him extra cookies.
- No amount of cajoleries could change the teacher’s mind about the deadline.
- His cajoleries seemed sincere, but she remained suspicious of his motives.