All jollying synonyms

verb jollying

• manoeuvre — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• massage — the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
• mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
• oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
• push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
• snow — Sir Charles Percy (C. P. Snow) 1905–80, English novelist and scientist.
• soap — a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
• soft-soap — Informal. to cajole; flatter.
• soften — to make soft or softer.
• stroke — a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
• sweet-talk — to use cajoling words.
• urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
• build up — If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
• butter up — If someone butters you up, they try to please you because they want you to help or support them.
• get around — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• lay it on thick — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
• make up to — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
• play up to — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
• suck up to — to flatter for one's own profit; toady
• work on — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
• work over — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
• joke — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
• ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
• deride — If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
• fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
• jeer — to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
• josh — a male given name, form of Joshua.
• kid — Thomas, 1558–94, English dramatist.
• mock — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
• rag — a musical composition in ragtime: a piano rag.
• rally — to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter.
• razz — to deride; make fun of; tease.
• rib — one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
• scoff — to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
• taunt — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
• tease — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
• disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
• disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
• scorn — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
• chaff — Chaff is the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as food.
• contemn — to treat or regard with contempt; scorn
• detract — If one thing detracts from another, it makes it seem less good or impressive.
• flout — to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.
• gibe — to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
• knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• pan — an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers.
• pooh-pooh — to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.
• quiz — an informal test or examination of a student or class.
• roast — to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.