coaxing

coaxing more speed from the car.

Her voice was as overwarm as if she were coaxing a sky child.

A peasant may seem like the smartest man in the world by coaxing crops from unfertile ground, but he may appear like a perfect idiot when asked to cope with a complicated machine.

She was coaxing her toddler to eat his vegetables.

The teacher was coaxing the shy student to participate in class activities.

He used coaxing words to persuade his friend to join the trip.

The cat was coaxing its owner for more treats.

She tried coaxing the information out of him, but he remained tight-lipped.

The manager was coaxing the employee to take on more responsibilities.

The politician was skilled at coaxing voters to support his campaign.

The puppy's playful antics were coaxing everyone to join in the fun.

She was coaxing her plants to grow by giving them plenty of sunlight.

The coach was coaxing the team to give their best performance in the upcoming match.

For weeks, her German and European allies have been coaxing her to declare her candidacy.

The Fox, after a great deal of coaxing, tried his best to eat a little.

In fact, it's not so much a conversation as a one-sided series of grunts in response to my gentle coaxing.

Everything here is legendary, from Lee's crackling preparation to systematically coaxing, taunting and tearing down his opponent.

Up comes her little gray, coaxing cat, With her little pink nose, and she mews, What's that?

He had carefully withheld all promise to do so; but would he be proof against her coaxing and argument?

And so basically what you do in the sky is, you're kind of coaxing the cloud to produce more rain, right?

He just needs a little coaxing, Shorty.

America has also been coaxing allies to follow its lead.

" Come on, come on, " rallied the constable, coaxing.