cajole
verb (used with or without object)
to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
was cajoling
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past progressiveof cajole.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"Now,—Little Billee!" and Patty's tone was cajoling, and her sideways glance and smile very provoking.
From Patty's Butterfly Days by Carolyn Wells
He seemed to be repeating a brief phrase over and over again, harshly and irritably; but she was cajoling, remonstrating, arguing, as he had seen her argue in that ill-fated room an hour back.
From The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories by Perceval Gibbon
