Verb [edit]. coax â(third-person singular simple present coaxes, present participle coaxing, simple past and past participle coaxed). ( 1 obsolete) To fondle, kid, pet, tease. 2  To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.he was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man. 1  12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift.
Is it true that WWF legend Yokozuna died due to a fear of spiders? How did he die? No. According to the Wikipedia article about him, On October 23, 2000, AnoaÊ»i died from pulmonary edema in his room at the Moat House Hotel in Liverpool, England while on an independent wrestling tour in Europe.
Kipenzi, a baby giraffe that captivated an Internet audience with its live birth at the Dallas Zoo a few months ago, has died. The calf was scampering around the giraffe habitat Tuesday evening when she ran into the perimeter and broke her neck. The zoo said Kipenzi died instantly. This is a huge loss for our giraffe herd, our staff and our guests, Gregg Hudson, zoo president and CEO, said in a statement. To be honest, it hurts terribly.