coaxing

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coaxing

/ˈkəʊksɪŋ/ UK
/ˈkoʊksɪŋ/ US

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of coax

noun coaxings

The act of one who coaxes. After innumerable coaxings and threats, he agreed to do it.

adjective more coaxing · most coaxing

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

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@misc{coaxing_2026,
  title = {coaxing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coaxing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}