coaxverb [ T ]
uk/kəʊks/us/koʊks/to persuade someone gently to do something or go somewhere, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be:
Perhaps you could coax your father into taking you to the station.
He has some information I want, so I'm going to try to coax it out of him over a drink.
A mother was coaxing her reluctant child into the water.
a coaxing voice
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Urging & persuading
- argumentation
- blag
- brainwash
- bring
- browbeat
- butter
- get sth out of sb
- persuade
- persuasion
- preach
- press-gang
- prevail on/upon sb
- proselytize
- rush sb into (doing) sth
- sucker sb into sth
- swing
- talk sb down
- talk sb out of sth
- twist
- work on sb
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coaxing
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkəʊk.sɪŋ/us/ˈkoʊk.sɪŋ/
A bit of gentle coaxing is all that's required and he'll come, I'm sure.
coaxingly
adverb uk/ˈkəʊk.sɪŋ.li/us/ˈkoʊk.sɪŋ.li/