Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.
Flattery intended to persuade.
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Examples for "coax "
Examples for "coax "
1 She felt certain Hank could coax all sorts of information from Vern.
2 Breathe it into being and coax it along with words of love.
3 Con used his Swiss Army Knife to coax open a vending machine.
4 See if I could coax him out, tell him about the case.
5 But he often had to meet their whims to coax them along.
1 People will not accept free seeds without a certain amount of palaver .
2 Spaghetti or any long ribbon pasta, in contrast, is a right palaver .
3 Now dey lib for Congo, dey not like the idea of soldier - palaver .
4 They continued their palaver throughout the afternoon and into the early evening.
5 One undeniable thing in this palaver is the Russian reputation for glamour.
1 You're not going to soften me up with your sweet-talking blarney anymore.
2 Sure, the blarney - stone is getting a good rub now, I said playfully.
3 Now go 'way wid your blarney , and don't be talking to me.
4 The closest word the German language has for blarney is Schmus.
5 No doubt his blarney was a source of inspiration for me.
1 They have attempted to cajole and to intimidate him alike in vain.
2 So she tried to flatter and cajole the sparrow by soft speeches.
3 The conspirator Decimus Brutus had to cajole Caesar to attend the Senate.
4 Tammy tried to cajole Merril to sleep with her at Uncle Roy's.
5 He endeavoured to cajole both parties; but found the task impracticable.
1 Others came with the intention to wheedle the receipt from the shop-woman.
2 She would wheedle things out of her mistress in the slyest way.
3 Marygay had disappeared again, hopefully trying to wheedle something out of Singhe.
4 They would fain wheedle them into something that shall blunt their hostility.
5 Do not think to wheedle me back to be your fool again.
1 However Kelly's character manages to inveigle her way out of the situation.
2 Perhaps he'd even inveigle one or both of them as new patrons.
3 Couple then tried to inveigle middle-aged plump lady newcomer into taking it.
4 What do you mean-areyou trying to inveigle me into marrying her?
5 The oldest might inveigle his boy as well as the youngest.
1 Ryan used the few minutes left to sweet - talk the gate agent.
2 It's money, so I call the number and sweet - talk them on the phone.
3 Or who allow Fear sweet - talk their egos into Spirit-blocking their growth and shine.
4 She'd sweet - talk the dealer into easy terms and drive off into the sunset.
5 Your main strength, as always, is an ability to see through any sweet - talk !
6 She withstood their onslaught by offering them vegetable bribes and sweet - talk .
7 I was at the airport, so stop trying to sweet - talk me.
8 Besides, there's no one who can sweet - talk Agatha quite like Lucy.
9 Anya made a note to sweet - talk Baird into seeing what modifications might be possible.
10 There is also the possibility that you'll let someone sweet - talk you into doing extra.
11 Bill always says that I can sweet - talk anybody into anything.
12 So I attempted to sweet - talk the friendly, freckle-faced detective into loaning me a pistol.
13 Eager visitors have tried to sweet - talk the ranger Hanna Johannsdottir into opening the gate.
14 He really was nervy, sitting there in those vile pajamas, trying to sweet - talk her.
15 See you sweet - talk your way out of that mess, Draconus.
16 You know, turn on the sexual charm to sweet - talk your way out of this.
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