cajole
verb (used with or without object)
to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
will cajole
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future tenseof cajole.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The hope is that world leaders will cajole each other into doing more, while ensuring that poorer nations struggling to tackle climate change get the financial support they need.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
“They will cajole and wheedle and bring the whole group photo to a screeching halt until you finally, shamefully, admit that you can’t, that you don’t want a picture of you like this to exist.”
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 2, 2014
In response, Mr. Dearington will cajole panel members to say that no matter what incendiary facts they know of Mr. Hayes’s deeds, they can put aside their feelings and vote only on the evidence.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2010
He will cajole and wheedle in his sweetest Welsh tones until he gets O.K.s from departmental ministers.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is a route underground, which even I do not know; but Princess Tina knows it, and presently I will cajole her—trick her if you like—into leading me there.
From Astounding Stories, June, 1931 by Various
