All 4 Uses of
coax
in
The Secret Garden
- However little there is to eat, he always saves a bit o' his bread to coax his pets.†
p. 28.9
- She could not understand how such a surly man could make such a coaxing sound.†
p. 33.1coaxing = trying to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuading
- And she did not say it either in her hard little voice or in her imperious Indian voice, but in a tone so soft and eager and coaxing that Ben Weatherstaff was as surprised as she had been when she heard him whistle.†
p. 36.0 *
- She chirped, and talked, and coaxed and he hopped, and flirted his tail and twittered.†
p. 57.3coaxed = tried to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuaded
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) 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.