All 4 Uses
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Identical, by Ellen Hopkins
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- And I kissed him back, but only for a second because suddenly all I could see was a featureless face, with a wide, sour mouth coaxing, Please, baby.†
Chpt 4. *coaxing = trying to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuading
- He lifted her nightgown, rolled it up over her belly, coaxed her Thoroughbred legs apart.†
Chpt 21.coaxed = tried to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuaded
- Instead he coaxes me, Please, let me hold you.†
Chpt 24.coaxes = tries to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuades
- Wonder if that's over for good, or if Daddy will coax her back.†
Chpt 35.
Definitions:
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(1)
(coax as in: coax her to join us) try to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gentle persuasion
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, coax is a short for coaxial cable (a type of electrical cable used to transmit data, the internet, video and voice communications). Coaxial cables have a conducting wire surrounded by an insulating layer surrounded by a shield. The insulating layer and shield surround a common axis--the conducting wire.
In classic literature, you may see coax used as a synonym for caress or fondle.