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.
He was “a great coaxer of stories; whatever was there that was any good, he would find it.”. From Wordnik.com. [Raymond Carver] Reference
38 Colt's was incentive enough to make him stop and then he shoved her over and gave her a little steam -- just a coaxer. From Wordnik.com. [Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers] Reference
That old pony had a sly, artful eye and a way of shaking his head that was tricky -- and try to catch him loose on the prairie with a bucket of oats as a coaxer!. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
Gulsiver was tried with a coaxer, but he let it pass. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Merriwell's Cruise] Reference
Frank sent up a coaxer, but Derry refused to be coaxed. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Merriwell at Yale] Reference
Needless to say I made the coaxer (is that a word?) write sentences. From Wordnik.com. [Blisstree] Reference
Ms. Rosenfeld is part medical professional, part therapist and part sleuth; a hand-holder, tongue-coaxer, savior of sore nipples. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
For if many women loved Diarmuid, there were many he himself gave his love to; and if he was often called Diarmuid the brave, or the hardy, or the comely, or the Hawk of Ess Ruadh, it is often he was called as well the friend and the coaxer of women, Diarmuid-na-man. From Wordnik.com. [Gods and Fighting Men] Reference
"What a little coaxer you are, Tom," said Miss Goldy-hair; but though Tom peeped up for a moment to see if she was vexed, it was plain she wasn't, for she made a nice place for his little round head on her knee, managing somehow to find room for Racey too, and not forgetting either to draw close to her a chair for me. From Wordnik.com. [The Boys and I: A Child's Story for Children] Reference
"You are a bewitching coaxer, sis," he answered, "but I am hard-hearted. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast] Reference
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