Thesaurus / arm-twist
FEEDBACK- cajole
- entice
- induce
- tease
- tempt
- wheedle
- allure
- barter
- beguile
- blandish
- blarney
- decoy
- flatter
- get
- hook
- importune
- influence
- inveigle
- jawbone
- lure
- pester
- plague
- press
- soft-soap
- soothe
- sweet-talk
- urge
- wangle
- worm
- argue into
- butter up
- con
- prevail upon
- rope in
- talk into
- work on
- bring out
- evoke
- extort
- extract
- obtain
- wrest
- wring
- badger
- bite
- bring
- cause
- derive
- educe
- evince
- evolve
- exact
- fetch
- milk
- rattle
- shake
- squeeze
- bring forth
- bring to light
- call forth
- give rise to
- put muscle on
- put the arm on
- shake down
- allure
- barter
- beguile
- blandish
- blarney
- cajole
- con
- decoy
- entice
- flatter
- get
- honey up
- hook
- importune
- induce
- influence
- inveigle
- jawbone
- lure
- pester
- plague
- press
- soft-soap
- soothe
- tease
- tempt
- urge
- wangle
- wheedle
- worm
- argue into
- butter up
- come on
- prevail upon
- rope in
- talk into
- work on
antonyms for arm-twist
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How to use arm-twist in a sentence
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINIn Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMANGrandmamma sits in her quaint arm-chair— Never was lady more sweet and fair!
BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF; A PRACTICAL PLAN OF CHARACTER BUILDING, VOLUME I (OF 17)VARIOUSShe looked up in his face, leaning on his arm beneath the encircling shadow of the umbrella which he had lifted.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINBut the strength of his arm, and the bravery of his heart could not have defended him long against their determined attack.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERTheir glances met, she holding him always at arm's length by that grip upon his shoulders, a grip that was firm and nervous.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIAt the lesson following he accordingly presented himself with his arm in a sling.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYShe thrust a bare, white arm from the curtain which shielded her open door, and received the cup from his hands.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINHis head fell back limp on MacRae's arm, and the rest of the message went with the game old Dutchman across the big divide.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRI wasn't paying any attention to him, therefore, when suddenly my left-hand neighbour touched my arm.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYWORDS RELATED TO ARM-TWIST
- allures
- argues into
- arm-twists
- barters
- beguiles
- blandishes
- blarneys
- butters up
- cajoles
- comes on
- cons
- decoys
- entices
- flatters
- gets
- hooks
- importunes
- induces
- influences
- inveigles
- jawbones
- lures
- pesters
- plagues
- presses
- prevails upon
- rope in
- soft-soaps
- soothes
- sweet-talks
- talks into
- teases
- tempts
- urges
- wangles
- wheedles
- works on
- worms
- arm-twisting
- badgering
- biting
- bringing
- bringing forth
- bringing out
- bringing to light
- calling forth
- causing
- deriving
- educing
- evincing
- evoking
- evolving
- exacting
- extorting
- extracting
- fetching
- giving rise to
- milking
- obtaining
- putting muscle on
- putting the arm on
- rattling
- shaking
- shaking down
- squeezing
- wresting
- wringing
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