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Meanings of cajolery in anglès
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engalipada Sinònims
Examples for "flattery"
Examples for "flattery"
1
Nothing is now left which by any flattery can be called food.
2
For the rest of the evening Kitty basked in sunshine and flattery.
3
More flattery was the last thing he needed, especially coming from her.
4
Her words rang true; there was no flattery or artifice in them.
5
The laughter became general, and Tyope said in a tone of flattery,-
1
The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself.
2
Possibly she considered it refreshing after the servile adulation of the M.P.s.
3
She lived in an atmosphere of splendor, of pleasure, and of adulation.
4
The very talents they possess render them susceptible to adulation and applause.
5
The trappings of worship and the adulation; it all wore on him.
1
People will not accept free seeds without a certain amount of palaver.
2
Spaghetti or any long ribbon pasta, in contrast, is a right palaver.
3
Now dey lib for Congo, dey not like the idea of soldier-palaver.
4
They continued their palaver throughout the afternoon and into the early evening.
5
One undeniable thing in this palaver is the Russian reputation for glamour.
1
Every blandishment was used to soothe him, and it had its effect.
2
Mrs. Molineux was proof against this blandishment, and Bella had to go.
3
Mildred closed her eyes for a moment, to savor this sweet blandishment.
4
A widow's degree of blandishment is conservatively estimated at twenty-five spinster power.
5
But the other two were still under the blandishment of his child-like innocence.
1
Ryan used the few minutes left to sweet-talk the gate agent.
2
It's money, so I call the number and sweet-talk them on the phone.
3
Or who allow Fear sweet-talk their egos into Spirit-blocking their growth and shine.
4
She'd sweet-talk the dealer into easy terms and drive off into the sunset.
5
Your main strength, as always, is an ability to see through any sweet-talk!
Usage of cajolery in anglès
1
The reply of Mrs. Mel is dashed with a trifle of cajolery.
2
She discarded the fruitless effort at cajolery and resorted to undisguised bribery.
3
The name of her honeymoon days was not a cajolery to her.
4
The tormentor then tried cajolery and promises, but they were equally futile.
5
The cajolery was foolish, if an end was in view; the repression inefficient.
6
For the first time in her life Lena condescended to something like cajolery.
7
At length she capitulated to the combined forces of entreaty, cajolery and insistence.
8
Anna replied with a cajolery wonderfully like a sincere expression of her wishes.
9
But I presently perceived that this was a very odious sort of self-cajolery.
10
She pacified him by doses of cajolery new to her tongue.
11
Then his daughter may negligently throw him a few moments of charming cajolery.
12
But this cajolery he swept away with a fling of his heavy arm.
13
After a pause, she said with a hesitating attempt at cajolery:
14
Prayer for an object is the cajolery of an idol; the resource of superstition.
15
I didn't require too much in the way of cajolery.
16
And all his gestures were full of grace and cajolery.
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