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  • present participle of coax.
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coaxing

[kohk-sing] / ˈkoʊk sɪŋ /








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Coaxing extra fudginess out of brownies with coffee, without sacrificing the requisite crinkle top.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Coaxing Moeen Ali out of retirement to solve an Ashes spin-bowling problem was the best move England could make.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

Coaxing Maduro into restarting political talks with Venezuela's opposition is another aim, two of the people told Reuters.

From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2022

Coaxing former coach Joe Gibbs, architect of Washington’s three Super Bowl championships, out of retirement in 2004 represented Snyder’s first attempt to reconjure the gilded past.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2017

Coaxing a fresh blaze with a blowpipe, he found tongs and with them held a portion of the collar carefully to the blast, his corded, brown old back gleaming with the heat.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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