A coaxing and obsequious voice. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : He coaxed her to sing, but she refused. ,We coaxed the secret from him. ,He coaxed the large chair through the door. From Dictionary.com.
Billy's consent to sell her pretties had been hard to get, but at last she succeeded in coaxing it out of him. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 19] Reference
But the idea of coaxing Viscount Rawleigh down to Cornwall died a swift death. From Wordnik.com. [Unforgiven]
The manner of 'coaxing' can be covered under intellectual property law. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
Bachchan had recently written on his Twitter account about "coaxing" Aamir to join the micro blogging site. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Times] Reference
This reflected a lack of cooperation (or "coaxing" behavior) designed to induce the Investors to trust their partners. From Wordnik.com. [The Neurocritic] Reference
I'm a bit hesitant to unclamp it just yet, I want to make sure it's well set and the wood has a bit of 'coaxing' back into place. From Wordnik.com. [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference
'coaxing' people to come out with a few loud taps of his cane. From Wordnik.com. [News Review - Top Stories] Reference
A kind of coaxing whine, and dashed on over the billowy drifts faster than before. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Hugh] Reference
Would you come? "she said, with a serious, searching glance, and in a kind of coaxing murmur. From Wordnik.com. [Lothair] Reference
She even played her harp, at the coaxing of her family. From Wordnik.com. [Finding Elizabeth] Reference
Moreover, the Chinese population often needs little coaxing. From Wordnik.com. [Fears of an Angry Dragon] Reference
Buckingham bows adoringly over one of his guitars, coaxing it into tune. From Wordnik.com. [The Choice Of A New Generation] Reference
Smart, 24, got life for coaxing her 16-year-old lover to kill her husband. From Wordnik.com. [Black Or White] Reference
Blanc, by contrast, has a strong record of coaxing improvements from players. From Wordnik.com. [Who will make the grade in Laurent Blanc's new-look France side?] Reference
Leach is particularly good on fussy children, and coaxing hunger-strikers to eat. From Wordnik.com. [Advise And Consent] Reference
It had taken me a month of coaxing just to get him to agree to the rope and blindfold. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Can't Be a Hare Krishna] Reference
She is flanked by two mute apparatchiks, coaxing forbidding electronics out of keyboards. From Wordnik.com. [Fever Ray; Zola Jesus] Reference
Not a step would he budge for all the coaxing and scolding and beating his rider could give. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
He had a gift for coaxing the best from his actors, and fiercely guarded his artistic vision. From Wordnik.com. [Farewell] Reference
In 1985, as he lay in bed next to one of his sons, coaxing him to sleep, Collins was arrested. From Wordnik.com. [The Price Of Courage] Reference
After considerable coaxing, Eva finally wrung from Marian a promise to visit her that evening. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School] Reference
Shannon Spann bounces her baby on a knee, coaxing a smile from the otherwise stolid 10-month-old. From Wordnik.com. [A New Breed Of War Widow] Reference
Ford and Chrysler, whose workers are younger, might have a harder time coaxing employees to leave. From Wordnik.com. [Is Detroit Gearing Up?] Reference
I didn't need much coaxing to move on to party politics, as a member of Knesset from the Labor Party. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons From the Front Lines] Reference
Rather than push containment, he endorsed diplomatic efforts aimed at coaxing Pyongyang toward moderation. From Wordnik.com. [Traveling Behind Enemy Lines] Reference
After 1850 European "blackbirders" began coaxing or kidnapping Solomon Islanders to toil on plantations in Australia. From Wordnik.com. [Rebels Of The Pacific] Reference
On the latest "House of Style," host Cindy Crawford has no trouble coaxing Duran Duran into Sears, Roebuck housedresses. From Wordnik.com. [Cross-Dressing Crosses Over] Reference
Many colleges encourage parents to pitch in, whether by watching out for warning signs or by coaxing their kids to seek help. From Wordnik.com. [Troubled Students] Reference
Susan Larson from the anatomy department is coaxing Parker down an enclosed trackway where scientists videotape monkey walking. From Wordnik.com. [Baby Steps: Learning To Walk, The Hominid Way] Reference
Summer followed with a glorious run of toasty days and balmy nights, coaxing the grapes to one of the earliest harvests in memory. From Wordnik.com. [Vins D'angleterre?] Reference
Her friends had finally given up their urgent coaxing for her to attend their social gatherings, or to "see someone" professionally. From Wordnik.com. [Agoraphobic] Reference
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