jollying

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Definitions of jollying word

noun jollying Present participle of jolly. 1
noun jollying The act of one who jollies; amusement; diversion. 0

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Parts of speech for Jollying

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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jollying popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for jollying

adjective jollying

happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
affable — Someone who is affable is pleasant and friendly.
amiable — Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.
buoyant — If you are in a buoyant mood, you feel cheerful and behave in a lively way.
cheery — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy.

verb jollying

deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
dupe — duplicate.
entice — Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
entrap — Catch (someone or something) in or as in a trap.

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Antonyms for jollying

adjective jollying

depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
disagreeable — contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
gloomy — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
hateful — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
heavy-hearted — sorrowful; melancholy; dejected.

verb jollying

disenchant — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
turn off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.

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