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coax·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blarney, coaxing, soft soap, sweet talkadjective

    flattery designed to gain favor

  2. coaxing, ingratiatoryadjective

    pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade

    "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable"

Wiktionary

  1. coaxingadjective

    Serving to coax.

ChatGPT

  1. coaxing

    Coaxing refers to the act of encouraging or persuading someone gently and patiently to do something, often through flattery, kind words, or gradual reassurance. It involves the skillful use of subtlety and tact to achieve a desired outcome.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coaxing

    of Coax

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coaxing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coaxing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of coaxing in a Sentence

  1. Science Advances.Trevor Wardill:

    It took a lot of coaxing of the cuttlefish to make them wear their glasses, they'll want to play with it.

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