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Compelling vs Coaxing - What's the difference?

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Compelling is a related term of coaxing.


As verbs the difference between compelling and coaxing

is that compelling is while coaxing is .

As an adjective compelling

is requiring urgent attention.

As a noun coaxing is

the act of one who coaxes.

compelling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Requiring urgent attention.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author=(Oliver Burkeman)
    • , volume=189, issue=2, page=27, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= The tao of tech , passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing", "share the things you love with the world" and so on.}}
  • Forceful.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 29, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal , passage=Terry's goal looked to have put Chelsea in control on the stroke of half-time but Arsenal's response presented a compelling case for Wenger's insistence that reports of his side's demise have been greatly exaggerated.}}

    Related terms

    * compel * compellingly

    coaxing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

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