"coaxing" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kəʊksɪŋ/ Forms: more coaxing [comparative], most coaxing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adjective}} coaxing (comparative more coaxing, superlative most coaxing)
  1. That coaxes.
    Sense id: en-coaxing-en-adj-cqzpIMTL

Noun

IPA: /kəʊksɪŋ/ Forms: coaxings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coaxing (plural coaxings)
  1. The act of one who coaxes.
    Sense id: en-coaxing-en-noun-QDcRprBn

Verb

IPA: /kəʊksɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} coaxing
  1. present participle and gerund of coax Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: coax
    Sense id: en-coaxing-en-verb-Vq4f23ib Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 90

Inflected forms

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