coax
verb [T] /kəʊks/
/koʊks/ Definition
› 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 voiceUrging and persuadingCausing somebody to act coaxing /ˈkəʊk.sɪŋ/
/ˈkoʊk-/ noun [U] › A bit of gentle coaxing is all that's required and he'll come, I'm sure.Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to act coaxingly /ˈkəʊk.sɪŋ.li/
/ˈkoʊk-/ adverb Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to act
/ˈkoʊk-/ noun [U] › A bit of gentle coaxing is all that's required and he'll come, I'm sure.Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to act coaxingly /ˈkəʊk.sɪŋ.li/
/ˈkoʊk-/ adverb Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to act (Definition of coax verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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