coaxing
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkəʊk.sɪŋ/ us/ˈkoʊk.sɪŋ/
哄劝;哄骗;劝诱
the act of persuading someone gently to do something, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be
A bit of gentle coaxing is all that's required and he'll come, I'm sure. 只要稍微哄哄他，他就会来的，我肯定。
After some coaxing, she agreed to sing for him. 经过一番哄骗，她同意为他唱歌。
See: coax
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- He reluctantly agreed after a lot of coaxing.
- It took some coaxing to get the cat into its basket.
- The giddy audience doesn't need much coaxing to start laughing hysterically.