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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