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sweet-talk en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of sweet talk.
    alt of sweet talk

Forms

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sweet-talks Number=Plur lexicographic
sweet talk alternative lexicographic
sweettalk alternative lexicographic

sweet-talk en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering.
    • His grin faded a little. "How'd you do it? Sweet-talk one of the guards into letting you in at the head of the line?" 1954 November, Mari Wolf, “The Very Secret Agent”, in If:
    • “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.” 2021, Piper Davenport, The Bride Pursued, Sweet edition, Trixie Publishing, Inc.:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sweettalk alternative lexicographic
sweet-talks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sweet-talked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sweet-talked Tense=Past lexicographic
sweet-talking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sweet talk alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

sweet-talker

Relateds

smooth talk

Synonyms

inveigle · butter up · hum · fleech · ingle · inveigle · wheedle · butter up · coax · soft-sawder · coax · honey up · sweet-talk · soft-soap · blandander · honey around · whilly · engle · stroke · collogue · soap · wheedle · tweedle · twist · cajole · canoodle · sweeten · cajole · croodle · carny · canoodle · blandish · word · fast-talk · palaver

Translations (7)

es hacer la pelota (to talk in a sweet manner) · es dar coba (to talk in a sweet manner) · pl pochlebić (to talk in a sweet manner) · pl pochlebiać (to talk in a sweet manner) · nl paaien (to talk in a sweet manner) · pl schlebić (to talk in a sweet manner) · pl schlebiać (to talk in a sweet manner)