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Coaxing vs Cajoling - What's the difference?

coaxing | cajoling |

As verbs the difference between coaxing and cajoling

is that coaxing is while cajoling is .

As nouns the difference between coaxing and cajoling

is that coaxing is the act of one who coaxes while cajoling is the act of one who cajoles.

coaxing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who coaxes.
    • After innumerable coaxings and threats, he agreed to do it.

    cajoling

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • The zookeeper was cajoling the lion back into its cage.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who cajoles.
    • It took a lot of cajolings to convince her.