Wordnet Dictionary

Welcome

Wordnet Dictionary
Adjective coaxing has 1 sense
  1. coaxing, ingratiatory - pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable"
    Antonym: dissuasive (indirect, via persuasive)
,Noun coaxing has 1 sense
  1. blarney, coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk - flattery designed to gain favor
    --1 is a kind of flattery
    Derived form: verb coax1
,Verb coax has 1 sense
  1. wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
    --1 is one way to persuade
    Derived forms: noun coaxer1, noun coaxing1, noun coax1
    Sample sentence:
    They coax him into writing the letter
,
TOP