Antonyms for coaxed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kohks |
| Phonetic Transcription : koÊŠks |
Definition of coaxed
Origin :- 1580s, originally in slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes "a fool, ninny, simpleton" (1560s); modern spelling is 1706. Origin obscure, perhaps related to cock (n.1). Related: Coaxed; coaxing.
- verb persuade
- And, if he did find it, maybe Heman could be coaxed into changin' his mind again.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- And you'd have begged and coaxed him to stay right along in the bank, maybe?
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- At first she didn't seem to want to, but then, after I'd coaxed a while, she did.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "Never mind, darling," he coaxed, as the colour leapt to Kate's face.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Mildred coaxed her father to accompany her to hear the violinist.
- Extract from : « The Fifth String  » by John Philip Sousa
- It was pressed to pay, coaxed to plank down, soothered to shell out.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- The tri-phib, he recalled, in which he'd coaxed Agnes into taking her first ride.
- Extract from : « Zero Data » by Charles Saphro
- Because of his sneer I am coaxed to dress as I do not want to dress.
- Extract from : « An Orkney Maid » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- They called, they coaxed, they commanded, but she did not move.
- Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller
- But he was so kind, and coaxed her so gently, that after a while she told him what happened every night.
- Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
Synonyms for coaxed
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