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Coaxing
- verb - flattery designed to gain favor
- influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
- pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable"
Cobbing
- - Haughty; purse-proud. See Cob, n., 2.
Cocking
- verb - set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
- tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
Codding
- verb - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
- harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
Cogging
- verb - join pieces of wood with cogs
- roll steel ingots
Coifing
- verb - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
- cover with a coif
Coiling
- verb - in the shape of a coil
- make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"
- to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
- wind around something in coils or loops
Coining
- verb - form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"
- make up; "coin phrases or words"