blarney, flattery intended to gain favor
tempt, entice; wheedle, patiently persuade
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Coaxing Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Coax
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Coax
coaxing
adj : pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable" [syn: ingratiatory]
n : flattery designed to gain favor [syn: blarney, soft soap, sweet talk]
Llofeliad = n. a coaxing
Pratiad = n. a stroking, a coaxing
Noun
1. flattery designed to gain favor
(synonym) blarney, soft soap, sweet talk
(hypernym) flattery
(derivation) wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
Adjective
1. pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable"
(synonym) ingratiatory
(similar) persuasive
Noun
1. a transmission line for high-frequency signals
(synonym) coaxial cable, coax cable
(hypernym) cable, line, transmission line
(hyponym) ethernet cable
(derivation) wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, sweet-talk, inveigle
Verb
1. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
(synonym) wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, sweet-talk, inveigle
(hypernym) persuade
(hyponym) soft-soap
(derivation) wheedler, coaxer
