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Määritelmät
Verbit
- (obsolete) To fondle, kid, pet, tease.
- To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
- To carefully manipulate into a particular desired state, situation or position.
Substantiivit
- (obsolete) A simpleton; a dupe.
Esimerkit
- She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.
- On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuffed ensemble leaves the cast no room to distinguish themselves, and directors Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier don’t seem interested in coaxing performances that might render their money stars less identifiable.
- He coaxed the horse gently into the trailer.
- Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.
- They coaxed the rope through the pipe.
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | coaxed | Imperfekti | coaxed |
| Partisiipin preesens | coaxing | Monikko | coaxes |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | coaxes | Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | coaxeth (vanhahtava) |