verb
- past tense of jolly; to encourage or urge someone in a cheerful, coaxing manner
Usage: informal
Examples
- She jollied him into joining the school play.
- The coach jollied the team along during practice.
- He was jollied into singing at the party.
- They jollied her out of her bad mood.
- The teacher jollied the students through the difficult lesson.
- She jollied her friend into trying the new restaurant.