ABSP: Words - Coaxing

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Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.

blandish	to flatter and coax; to cajole.
blandishment	something that tends to coax or cajole.
blarney	skilful flattery; nonsense, humbug; (verb) to flatter, humbug.
cajole	to persuade by flattery.
cajolement	the act of cajoling; the state of being cajoled.
cajoler	one who cajoles.
cajolery	the act of cajoling.
cajolingly	(Adv.) CAJOLING,coaxing.
carney	to coax, wheedle.
carnie	a carnival.
carny	cunning, sly (noun) a carnival; (verb) to coax, wheedle
coaxer	one who coaxes.
cozen	to coax or deceive by trickery.
cuiter	(Scots) to wheedle; to cocker, pamper.
cuittle	(Scots) to coax, to cajole.
fleech	(Scots) to flatter, coax, beg.
gloze	(Arch.) to flatter.
inveagle	to entice; to wheedle.
inveigle	to entice; to wheedle.
moody	subject to moods (verb) to persuade by flattery and cajolery
sawder	to flatter.
soother	to cajole, flatter; to soothe, calm.
wheedle	to influence or entice by soft words or flattery.
wheedler	one who wheedles.
wheedlingly	(Adv.) WHEEDLING, coaxing.
whilly	(Scots) to wheedle, cajole.
whillywha	(Scots) to coax, wheedle, cajole.
whillywhaw	(Scots) to coax, wheedle, cajole.

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