Coaxingly
[kәuksiŋli]
Definition
(adv.) in a cajoling manner; '`Come here,' she said coaxingly'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a coaxing manner; by coaxing.
Edited by Kathleen
Examples
- Have a cup of tea, there's a good soul,' replied the buxom female coaxingly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And so, Pa,' said Bella, moving coaxingly to his side instead of remaining opposite, 'you sometimes have a quiet tea here all alone? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Only just up to the office, my dear,' said the Jew coaxingly. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- My dear Bantam,' said the Dowager Lady Snuphanuph coaxingly, 'find us some nice creature to make up this table; there's a good soul. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Her brother glanced at her face with greater interest than usual, and, encircling her waist with his arm, drew her coaxingly to him. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Would this be an unseasonable time, sir,' asked Mr Rugg, coaxingly, 'for me to offer an observation? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Come, don't be a fool, Sam,' said the girl coaxingly, 'the gentleman wants his boots directly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Lucy will not leave us to-day, said Mrs. Bretton, coaxingly at breakfast; she knows we can procure a second respite. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Turning to Meg, who never refused her anything very long, she said coaxingly, Do tell me! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- There, there,' said the Jew, coaxingly. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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