jawbone

To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.

Japanese Meaning

説得しようとするために、しつこく話すこと

She had to jawbone the vendors into lowering their prices before the festival.

彼女は祭りの前に出店者たちに価格を下げるようしつこく説得しなければならなかった。

Sense（1）

To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.

jawbones

（ present singular third-person ）

jawboning

（ participle present ）

jawboned

（ participle past ）

jawboned

（ past ）