coaxing
noun/ˈkəʊksɪŋ/
/ˈkəʊksɪŋ/
[uncountable]- gentle attempts to persuade somebody to do something or to get a machine to start
- No amount of coaxing will make me change my mind.
- A little coaxing was all it took to get her to tell us his name.
- My car needs a lot of coaxing to start in the winter
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