verb
- present participle of jolly; attempting to make someone feel cheerful or to persuade them in a friendly, coaxing manner
Usage: informal
Examples
- She was jollying her friend into coming to the party.
- The coach was jollying the team along after their defeat.
- He’s always jollying people into doing things they don’t want to do.
- Stop jollying me – I know you want something.
- The teacher was jollying the nervous student before the presentation.
- They were jollying him along with promises of a promotion.