Antonyms for jollying


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : jol-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒl i


Definition of jollying

Origin :
  • c.1300 (late 13c. as a surname), from Old French jolif "festive, merry, amorous, pretty" (12c.) of uncertain origin (cf. Italian giulivo "merry, pleasant").
  • Perhaps a Germanic loan-word from a source akin to Old Norse jol "a winter feast" (see yule), or from Latin gaudere "to rejoice," from PIE *gau- "to rejoice" (see joy). For loss of -f, cf. tardy, hasty. Related: Jollily; jolliness.
  • As in jovial : adj happy
  • As in inveigle : verb entice, manipulate
  • As in jest : verb joke
  • As in joke : verb kid, tease
  • As in kid : verb fool, ridicule
  • As in push : verb incite, urge
  • As in ridicule : verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone
  • As in cajole : verb attempt to coax; flatter
  • As in chaff : verb joke, ridicule
  • As in sweet-talk : verb flatter
  • As in twit : verb ridicule
  • As in deride : verb make fun of; insult
  • As in fawn : verb ingratiate oneself to; serve
  • As in flatter : verb compliment excessively
Example sentences :
  • I was jollying him along—we were in the trolley, going to Endbury.
  • Extract from : « The Squirrel-Cage » by Dorothy Canfield
  • Oh, let up with the jollying, and lets hear the news, suggested Phil.
  • Extract from : « The Eight-Oared Victors » by Lester Chadwick
  • It's no use your wasting my time or me wasting yours in jollying.
  • Extract from : « My Life » by Josiah Flynt
  • And he gave me a kind of a push, you know, just as if he was jollying me.
  • Extract from : « Roy Blakeley, Lost, Strayed or Stolen » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • I said, Will you stop your jollying and tell us what happened?
  • Extract from : « Roy Blakeley's Motor Caravan » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Nor was he in the least the jollying, bandying person the younger ladies were familiar with.
  • Extract from : « Selina » by George Madden Martin
  • Er—I see by the papers you've been jollying the clergy, Mr. Plank.
  • Extract from : « The Fighting Chance » by Robert W. Chambers
  • He's been jollying me about that cribbing for the last two weeks.
  • Extract from : « Calumet 'K' » by Samuel Merwin
  • There is really only one way of getting on with them, and that's jollying them.
  • Extract from : « The Patient Observer » by Simeon Strunsky
  • Of course, Roy knows that; he's only jollying when he calls it a good turn.
  • Extract from : « Tom Slade at Temple Camp » by Percy K. Fitzhugh

Synonyms for jollying

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