noun
coaxing
KOHK-sihng
noun
1
The act of gently persuading someone.
"After a lot of coaxing, the toddler finally ate her vegetables."
How to Use Coaxing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishGentle, patient persuasion.
Common pairings
with some coaxing
gentle coaxing
Word Forms
more coaxing comparative, coaxings plural, most coaxing superlative
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