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coaxing definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb coax 1 sense of coax Sense 1 wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle => soft-soap => browbeat, bully, swagger Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb coax 1 sense of coax Sense 1 wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle => soft-soap => browbeat, bully, swagger Entailment of verb coax Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb coax 1 sense of coax Sense 1 wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle => persuade Familiarity of verb coax coax used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb coax Sense 1 wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle => persuade -------------- Grep of noun coaxing coaxing Overview of noun coaxing The noun coaxing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. blarney, coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk -- (flattery designed to gain favor) Overview of verb coax The verb coax has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle -- (influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along") Overview of adj coaxing The adj coaxing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) coaxing, ingratiatory -- (pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable") Antonyms of adj coaxing 1 sense of coaxing Sense 1 coaxing, ingratiatory INDIRECT (VIA persuasive) -> dissuasive Similarity of adj coaxing 1 sense of coaxing Sense 1 coaxing, ingratiatory => persuasive (vs. dissuasive) Attributes of adj coaxing Familiarity of adj coaxing coaxing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj coaxing coaxing Overview of noun coaxing The noun coaxing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. blarney, coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk -- (flattery designed to gain favor) Overview of verb coax The verb coax has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle -- (influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along") Overview of adj coaxing The adj coaxing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) coaxing, ingratiatory -- (pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable")
coaxing definition
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