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• smooth-talk
  smooth-talk

  verb (used with object)

  to persuade by flattery, cajolery, coaxing, or the like.
• smooth talk
  smooth talk

  noun

  glib, suave, or flattering speech meant to persuade.

smooth-talk

¹ American  

[smooth-tawk] / ˈsmuðˌtɔk /

verb (used with object)

1. to persuade by flattery, cajolery, coaxing, or the like.

   We smooth-talked the company into a huge donation.

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smooth talk ² American  

[smooth tawk] / ˈsmuð ˈtɔk /

noun

1. glib, suave, or flattering speech meant to persuade.

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Example Sentences

“I need to go to work, son,” he tried to smooth-talk me.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane