sweet talk
noun
cajolery; soft soap.
sweet-talking
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present participleof sweet-talk.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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One morning, fixing his camera on a decorative hourglass shaped like interlocking gemstones, he tested the techniques he had learned for sweet-talking viewers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
In the flurry of negotiations and sweet-talking by multiple teams that greeted him on the first frantic day of NFL free agency, Dre’Mont Jones was not expecting the Seahawks to be a factor.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Don’t let some sweet-talking sales manager convince you otherwise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2018
Zamarripa, 32, was known for cadging free tickets off buddies to WWE wrestling events or Cowboys, Mavericks or Rangers games and sweet-talking celebrity athletes into posing for selfies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2016
He says the sweet-talking is like a rattling-snake’s rattles, it’s like you’re getting a warning that you’re ’bout to get bit.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
