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• n  flattery designed to gain favor
• v  influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
• s  pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade
  a coaxing and obsequious voice

• blarney
• soft soap
• sweet talk
• wheedle
• cajole
• palaver
• coax
• sweet-talk
• inveigle
• ingratiatory

News & Articles

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• Galleries: Sculptures, paintings, and installation
  Over the last decade, Susan Hagen has been coaxing contemporary art from one of the world's oldest art practices - carving small, wood sculptures of living people of all ages, from almost every walk of life.
  June 16, 2013 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
• Mike & Judy Catlin named Baxter County Farm Family 2013
  Mike and Judy Catlin, owners of Mountain Home Berry Farm, have been coaxing reluctant berry and vegetable crops from the dirt of the Ozarks since 2003.
  June 13, 2013 - Baxter Bulletin
• Belle Ghoul’s ‘Saturday Knife Fight’ EP
  Belle Ghoul – Saturday Knife Fight EP   Elephant Records Info Our singer slides in with a too-cool croon as mellifluous as some late-night DJ on buzzy AM radio. There’s this hand-clappable beat coaxing you to shake and twist your way out of the diner and slide down the banister to that wavy bass groove as rich in character as any low humming baritone member of a doo-wop quartet. These cascading ...
  June 12, 2013 - Detroit Metro Times

Quotes

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• Amani Toomer in Forbes
  I thought Tiki and Eli were pretty good friends,Toomer said. "It's kind of strange to have him say something like that and to make a point of it like that. Maybe he had somebody else in his ear kind of coaxing him into saying stuff,...
• Ned Yost in Carthage Press
  To be able to take a good swing on a ball and put the ball in the seats is big for us,manager Ned Yost said. "It changed the whole flow of the game. We have two outs, and end up coaxing two walks and Wilson puts a ball in the stands...
• Amitabh Bachchan in Total Filmy
  Senior Bachchan immediately posted on his twitter account, "At Dinner with Aamir:.Coaxing him to come on Twitter. Success comes to those that dare and act! Convinced the inconvincible Aamir."