coaxing
noun
the act of gently persuading, flattering, cajoling, etc., to influence someone to do something.
half-coaxingly
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a word derived from
coaxing.
Example Sentences
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But suddenly a cruel whim to insist came over the father, and, half-coaxingly and half-forcibly, he held her up to the image, stroking its white cheek to reassure her.
From The Worshipper of the Image by Richard Le Gallienne
Saville stopped, disgusted, and the hostess answered Sidney half-coaxingly.
From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill
"Let's see the dodge, Grog," said Beecher, half-coaxingly.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Charles James Lever
