How to pronounce “cajole”
Say “cajole” in 2 beats
cajole
/kəˈdʒoʊl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɐdʒəʊl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kəkə
- dʒoʊldʒoʊlstress
- IPA (American)
- /kəˈdʒoʊl/
- IPA (British)
- /kɐdʒəʊl/
- Respelling
- kuh-JOHL
- Syllables
- 2 — kə-DƷOƱL
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: kə-DƷOƱL. “dʒoʊl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/kəˈdʒoʊl/
/kɐdʒəʊl/
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What “cajole” means
- verb
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
“He palavered her into going along”
Say it in a sentence
“She had to cajole him into joining the village choir.”“cajole”, answered
How do you pronounce “cajole”?
“cajole” is pronounced /kəˈdʒoʊl/ (kuh-JOHL) in American English and /kɐdʒəʊl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “dʒoʊl”. Build it as kə-DƷOƱL, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “cajole” have?
2: kə · dʒoʊl. The beat lands on the second, “dʒoʊl”.
Is “cajole” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kəˈdʒoʊl/ (kuh-JOHL); British English says /kɐdʒəʊl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “cajole” mean?
As a verb: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering For example: “He palavered her into going along”
Where is the stress in “cajole”?
Stress the second syllable: kə-DƷOƱL. “dʒoʊl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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