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coaxing
coax 1 C0436900 (kōks)v. coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es v.tr.1. To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole.2. To obtain by persistent persuasion: coaxed the secret out of the child.3. Obsolete To caress; fondle.4. To move to or adjust toward a desired end: "A far more promising approach to treating advanced melanoma is to coax the immune system to recognize melanoma cells as deadly" (Natalie Angier).v.intr. To use persuasion or inducement.
[Obsolete cokes, to fool, from cokes, fool.]
coax′er n.coax′ing·ly adv.
co·ax 2 C0437000 (kō′ăks, kō-ăks′)n. Informal A coaxial cable.coaxing (ˈkəʊksɪŋ) nthe act of persuading by tenderness, flattery, pleading, etcadjserving to persuade or manipulateThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  coaxing - flattery designed to gain favor blarney, soft soap, sweet talkflattery - excessive or insincere praise | | Adj. | 1. | coaxing - pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable"ingratiatorypersuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeecoaxcoaxing
coaxing[kōks·iŋ] (metallurgy) Improving fatigue strength of a metal by increasing the stress range, beginning just below the fatigue limit. coaxing
Synonyms for coaxingnoun flattery designed to gain favorSynonyms- blarney
- soft soap
- sweet talk
Related Wordsadj pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuadeSynonymsRelated Words |