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Adjective: coaxing  kowksing
  1. Pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade
    "a coaxing and obsequious voice"
    - ingratiatory
Noun: coaxing  kowksing
  1. Flattery designed to gain favour
    - blarney, soft soap, sweet talk
Verb: coax  kowks
  1. Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    - wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, sweet-talk, inveigle

Derived forms: coaxings

See also: coaxer, persuasive

Type of: flattery, persuade

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