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coaxing

noun

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L318243 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

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L335401 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊksɪŋ/ / /ˈkoʊksɪŋ/

adj

  1. That coaxes.

    “Poor little thing!” said Alice, in a coaxing tone, and she tried hard to whistle to it;

noun

  1. The act of one who coaxes.

    After innumerable coaxings and threats, he agreed to do it.

    Her mother was ever at her side, seeking with coaxings and evil advice to drive her to the irrevocable step.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of coax