coaxing
noun
[ ˈkəʊksɪŋ ]
• persistent gentle persuasion.
• "he refused to return to the game despite the coaxing of his teammates"
coaxing
adjective
• gently and persistently persuasive.
• "they speak in a coaxing manner when they want something"
coax
verb
• gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something.
• "the trainees were coaxed into doing boring work"
Similar:
persuade,
wheedle,
cajole,
talk into something,
get round,
prevail on,
beguile,
flatter,
seduce,
lure,
entice,
tempt,
inveigle,
woo,
manoeuvre,
sweet-talk,
soft-soap,
butter up,
twist someone's arm,
blandish,
Origin:
late 16th century: from obsolete cokes ‘simpleton’, of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘fondle’, hence ‘persuade by caresses or flattery’, the underlying sense being ‘make a simpleton of’.
