coaxing

coax ¹  (kks)

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.

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[Obsolete cokes, to fool, from cokes, fool.]

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coaxer n.

coaxing·ly adv.

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co·ax ²  (kks, k-ks)

n. Informal

A coaxial cable.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coaxing - flattery designed to gain favor       blarney, soft soap, sweet talk flattery - 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" ingratiatory persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"

Translations

coaxing [ˈkəʊksɪŋ]

A. ADJ → mimoso

B. N → mimos mpl, halagos mpl

coaxing

n → gutes Zureden, Zuspruch m; with a little coaxing the engine/fire started → mit etwas List und Tücke kam der Motor/das Feuer in Gang

adj → einschmeichelnd

coaxing [ˈkəʊksɪŋ] n → moine fpl

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coaxing [ˈkəʊksɪŋ] n → moine fpl