relent

She'll relent; she's -ming.

At first she threatened to dismiss me, but later she relented.

he dialled the number and, the gods relenting, got through at once.

she relented in her determined inquisition and offered help.

an inflexible knife blade); figuratively they describe what does not relent or yield:

She refused to relent in her pursuit of justice.

The storm showed no signs of relenting.

The teacher would not relent until all the students understood the concept.

Despite the criticism, he did not relent in his efforts to improve.

The company's competitors never relent in their pursuit of market dominance.

The pain in his knee would not relent, no matter how much he rested.

The government must not relent in its fight against corruption.

She refused to relent and continued to push for change.

The team's determination did not relent even after facing multiple setbacks.

His resolve to succeed did not relent despite the challenges he faced.

He seems to relent a moment at their pleading.

I blink at him, unsure what to say, and I think he takes pity on me because he relents.

But Frank was determined and finally Dorsey relented.

Protesting relatives say they will not relent until authorities free their loved ones from their captors.

As sometimes happen in these cases, her employers eventually relented and she was free.

This opens a pathway for the Fed to relent, hopefully guiding America to a much-discussed soft landing.

" Of course it is Saturday night, Peter, " Wendy said, relenting.

They refused at first to let him be flown to Berlin, but later relented.

" Oh, all right, come in, then, come in, " said Slughorn, relenting.

She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would go to college.