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coaxing
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun coaxing has 1 sense
- coaxing(n = noun.communication) blarney, soft soap, sweet talk - flattery designed to gain favor; Array is a kind of flattery
Derived form verb coax1
Adjective coaxing has 1 sense
- coaxing(s = adj.all) ingratiatory - pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable"
CIDE DICTIONARY
coaxing, adj.
- Pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; as, bending in coaxing postures over the guns. [WordNet 1.5]
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