sweet-talk
See also: sweettalk and sweet talk
English
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editVerb
editsweet-talk (third-person singular simple present sweet-talks, present participle sweet-talking, simple past and past participle sweet-talked)
- (transitive, informal) To flatter.
- (transitive, informal) To persuade using flattery.
- 2021, Piper Davenport, The Bride Pursued[2], Sweet edition, Trixie Publishing, Inc.:
- “Oh, that he finagled. No fate involved. He saw you in the waiting area and sweet-talked the woman behind the counter to sit the two of you together.”
Noun
editsweet-talk (plural sweet-talks)
- (informal) A manner of talking to someone in a pleasing or funny way in order to persuade them to do or believe something.
Translations
edita manner of talking
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