- present participle of coax.
coaxing
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Instead, he found his friends gathered around his mother, who was making her way towards him, gently coaxing the farm animal behind her.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
After some coaxing from family, Ramirez realized he was perfectly equipped to create mobile kitchens from scratch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The woman crouches, coaxing the animal with sweet compliments and a stick of sugarcane she brought with her.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Eger unlocked one woman’s grief by coaxing her to stand barefoot on her mother’s grave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
“Come on,” Archie said, a good friend now, encouraging coaxing.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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