coaxing (noun)

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• coaxing — I noun flattery designed to gain favor • Syn: ↑blarney, ↑soft soap, ↑sweet talk • Derivationally related forms: ↑coax, ↑blarney (for: ↑bla …   Useful english dictionary

• coax — UK [kəʊks] / US [koʊks] verb [transitive] Word forms coax : present tense I/you/we/they coax he/she/it coaxes present participle coaxing past tense coaxed past participle coaxed to make something such as a machine or piece of equipment do what… …   English dictionary

• coax — verb 1 (I, T) to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way: Please, Vic, come with us, Nancy coaxed. | coax sb into/out of doing (sth): We had to coax Alan into going to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• soft soap — noun 1. flattery designed to gain favor • Syn: ↑blarney, ↑coaxing, ↑sweet talk • Derivationally related forms: ↑coax (for: ↑coaxing), ↑blarney ( …   Useful english dictionary

• sweet talk — noun flattery designed to gain favor • Syn: ↑blarney, ↑coaxing, ↑soft soap • Derivationally related forms: ↑coax (for: ↑coaxing), ↑blarney ( …   Useful english dictionary

• wheedler — noun someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing • Syn: ↑coaxer • Derivationally related forms: ↑coax (for: ↑coaxer), ↑wheedle • Hypernyms: ↑persuader, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• spadassinicide — noun /ˌspɑd.əˈsɪ.nɪ.seɪd/ a) The act of coaxing someone, usually through insult, into initiating a swordsmans duel, and subsequently killing that person with superior skill so as to commit legal murder. Challenges are flying right and left… …   Wiktionary

• encouragement — noun 1) she needed a bit of encouragement Syn: heartening, cheering up, inspiration, motivation, stimulation, fortification; support, morale boosting, a boost, a shot in the arm 2) they required no encouragement to get back to work Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• persuasion — noun 1) Monica needed plenty of persuasion Syn: coaxing, persuading, coercion, inducement, convincing, blandishment, encouragement, urging, inveiglement, cajolery, enticement, wheedling; informal sweet talking, arm twisting; formal suasion 2)… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• encouragement — noun 1) she needed a bit of encouragement Syn: support, cheering up, inspiration, motivation, stimulation, morale boosting 2) they required no encouragement to get back to work Syn: persuasion, coaxing, urging, pro …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• persuasion — noun 1) Monica needed a lot of persuasion Syn: coaxing, urging, inducement, convincing, encouragement, enticement; informal sweet talking 2) various religious persuasions Syn: group, grouping, sect, denomina …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary