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silver-tongued

[ sil-ver-tuhngd ]

/ ˈsɪl vərˈtʌŋd /

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adjective

persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.

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Origin of silver-tongued

First recorded in 1585–95; silver + tongue + -ed³

Words nearby silver-tongued

Silver State, silver surfer, silvertail, silver thaw, silvertip, silver-tongued, silver trout, silver vine, silverware, silver wattle, silver wedding

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How to use silver-tongued in a sentence

And the truth is he will never become a cool, smooth, silver-tongued orator.
Mitt Romney’s Evangelical Problem|Michelle Goldberg|October 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The silver-tongued chimes cut into Jerrys speech, ringing out a live little prelude before striking seven.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman|Pauline Lester
Northern clergymen tried to induce "silver tongued" Wendell Philips to abandon his advocacy of abolition.
Humanity's Gain from Unbelief|Charles Bradlaugh
And now the silver-tongued von Bethmann-Hollweg has also discovered the political virtue of silence.
German Problems and Personalities|Charles Sarolea

My friends, we have too many orators in the pulpit, I am tired and sick of your "silver-tongued orators."
Moody's Stories|Dwight Lyman Moody
Lloyd George is what we in America, and especially those of us born in the South, call the "silver-tongued."
The War After the War|Isaac Frederick Marcosson

British Dictionary definitions for silver-tongued

silver-tongued

adjective

persuasive; eloquentsilver-tongued salesman

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