- present participle of cajole.
cajoling
Example Sentences
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More Celtic people streamed on, dancing and waving and cajoling.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
He has complied with court orders, even if the administration’s attorneys have required cajoling by district judges on the matter of immigration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
A Fed chair can’t change the world on his own; cajoling other Fed officials to back his views requires credibility, among other factors.
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
So the amount of damage control and cajoling it will take to keep things on track after the disaster in Arizona is enough to make a good fire advocate’s head spin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
So with the help of a bike Candice found in her shed—and some extra cajoling of Brandon—they had ridden over to Lambert High School.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
