All 8 Uses
coax
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Dreaming in Cuban
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- Just a small offering to Santa Bárbara," Herminia coaxes.†
Chpt 1.1coaxes = tries to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuades
- Felicia coaxes her young son to join her.†
Chpt 1.3
- "Come here, chiquitico," Celia coaxes, lifting her grandson to her lap.†
Chpt 1.3
- Jorge coaxed me to try a guayabita del pinar, a local drink, and I surprised myself by finishing four.†
Chpt 1.4 *coaxed = tried to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuaded
- You're tired, mi cielo," Rufino says evenly, coaxing Lourdes to the sofa.†
Chpt 1.5coaxing = trying to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuading
- Ernesto had been a virgin when Felicia coaxed him to the backseat of her car, and he displayed the profound gratitude of the unburdened.†
Chpt 2.10coaxed = tried to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuaded
- It's a special promotion, a new curling gel," Felicia coaxes.†
Chpt 2.10coaxes = tries to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuades
- "Show me, the new dances, Ivanito!" she coaxes.†
Chpt 3.16
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.