soft-soap

English

Alternative forms

• soft soap, softsoap

Noun

soft-soap (uncountable)

1. Persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words.

Verb

to soft-soap (third-person singular simple present soft-soaps, present participle soft-soaping, simple past and past participle soft-soaped)

1. To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words.