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Definition
try to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort — often gentle persuasion
- (He calls to Hope coaxingly) How's it coming, Governor?Act 3 (92% in)
- I went through my father's papers before the cops destroyed them, and I remember a lot of people, even if I can't prove—(coaxingly) You will let me take your case, won't you, Mac?Act 1 (63% in)
- (He turns to Hope and pats his shoulder—coaxingly) Come now, Governor.Act 3 (86% in)
- (As if that finished the subject, he comes forward to Hope and sits beside him, with an arm around his shoulder—affectionately coaxing) Coming along fine now, aren't you, Governor?Act 3 (97% in)
There are no more uses of "coax" in The Iceman Cometh.
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