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coaxing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkəʊksɪŋ/ (UK)
- /ˈkoʊksɪŋ/ (General-American)
Meanings
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That coaxes.
“Poor little thing!” said Alice, in a coaxing tone, and she tried hard to whistle to it;
1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:
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Deriveds
coaxingly · uncoaxing
coaxing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkəʊksɪŋ/ (UK)
- /ˈkoʊksɪŋ/ (General-American)
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The act of one who coaxes.
Her mother was ever at her side, seeking with coaxings and evil advice to drive her to the irrevocable step.
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:After innumerable coaxings and threats, he agreed to do it.
Forms
coaxing en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkəʊksɪŋ/ (UK)
- /ˈkoʊksɪŋ/ (General-American)
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of coax