smooth-talk

[ smooth-tawk ]

verb (used with object)

to persuade by flattery, cajolery, coaxing, or the like: We smooth-talked the company into a huge donation.

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This mission requires diplomacy and tact—you know, smooth talk and control.
Dan Carter Cub Scout | Mildred A. Wirt
"Yes, there's no use trying to deceive us any more with your smooth talk, Mr. Holmes," said Bessie.
The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm | Jane L. Stewart
Beware of strangers that come to you full of smooth talk and clad in fine clothing.
The Choctaw Freedmen | Robert Elliott Flickinger
For all that old man's smooth talk, we're just prisoners here.
The World Beyond | Raymond King Cummings

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