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How to pronounce coax in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blarney, cajole, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle
Type of persuade
Has types swagger, browbeat, bully, soft-soap
Derivation coaxer, coaxing
Type Words
Synonyms coax cable, coaxial cable
Type of line, transmission line, cable
Has types ethernet cable

Examples of coax

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He brought in Jamie Carragher and sought to coax Paul Scholes out of retirement.
From the telegraph.co.uk
In labs, researchers can coax stem cells to grow into different kinds of tissue.
From the sacbee.com
In such an environment, what might coax investors into parting with their money?
From the economist.com
Are you going to hang on to them and coax them back into stardom next Christmas?
From the independent.co.uk
To be a rackler, you had to put a tiny bird in a cage, and then coax it to sing.
From the guardian.co.uk
Some people would try and force things out of you, Frank would just coax it out.
From the guardian.co.uk
This time, she will coax and charm the country toward universal health coverage.
From the washingtonpost.com
Whether the coaches can coax an upset victory over Maryland remains to be seen.
From the washingtonpost.com
Lenders have long tried to coax savers to shift into higher-yielding investments.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Coaxial cable: a transmission line for high-frequency signals
  • Wheedle: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
  • Coaxial cable, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular insulating layer, surrounded by a tubular conducting shield. The term coaxial comes from the inner conductor and the outer shield sharing the same geometric axis. ...
  • Shortened form of coaxial cable; to fondle, kid, pet, tease; To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something; To manipulate carefully into a particular situation or position
  • Cylindrical cable used for radio signals, often used to connect antenna to receiver
  • ( coaxial cable) - A type of wire that consists of a center wire surrounded by insulation and then a grounded shield of braided wire. The shield minimizes electrical and radio frequency interference. 50-ohm and 72 ohm characteristic impedances are typical.
  • Pronounced 'coe-axe', You'll find a coaxial cable in the audio/video world - this is a piece of cable with a single shielded core, terminated in a co-ax plug (pictured) or socket. The most common use of coax cable is to feed from a TV aerial into a TV or set-top box RF (aerial) input
  • A special kind of cabling using a center conductor surrounded by a shield of braided wire. Coax is used to prevent interference to the transmit or receive signal.
  • A type of cable that uses a central conductor, insulation, outer conductor/shield and jacket, used for high frequency communications like CCTV or CATV.