coax

Speech parts

1. coax - Noun

2. coax - Adjective

3. coax - Verb

Meaning

To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe.

A simpleton; a dupe.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cajole persuade wheedle blarney flatter entice palaver inveigle coaxial cable coax cable cocker earwig jawbone faun lead
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Antonyms

allow daunt apply agree argue momentum
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Hypernyms

line cable persuade transmission line

Hyponyms

bully swagger browbeat soft-soap ethernet cable

Phrases with the word

coax out coax coming

Derivatives

coaxed coaxing

Anagrams

coxa

Examples

To wheedle and coax is safer than to command. Anne Brontë

Newspapers are being read all around. The point is not, of course, to glean new information, but rather to coax the mind out of its sleep-induced introspective temper. Alain de Botton

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn. Hesiod

I had to help to coax the performances and I really enjoyed that extra responsibility. Christopher Eccleston

What is to prevent one from telling truth as he laughs, even as teachers sometimes give cookies to children to coax them into learning their A B C? Horace

To get the chicks one must coax the hen. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

coauthorial coauthorship coawareness coax cable coax coming coax out