coaxation

noun

co·​ax·​a·​tion

ˌkōakˈsāshən

plural -s

: a croaking especially of frogs

Word History

Etymology

Latin coaxatus (past participle of coaxare to croak, probably from Greek koax noise made by a frog, of imitative origin) + English -ion

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