Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun arm-twisting

1 sense of arm-twisting

Sense 1
arm-twisting -- (persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure; "some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result"; "no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree")
       => persuasion, suasion -- (the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action)