sweet talk
noun
cajolery; soft soap.
was sweet-talking
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past progressiveof sweet-talk.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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This form of hacking through social engineering is even older than computers themselves - just ask infamous former hacker Kevin Mitnick, who was sweet-talking his way around telephone networks back in the 70s.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2022
It took a surprisingly long time, and Alex wondered just what Bea was sweet-talking the pizza delivery person into — she definitely had a talent for making people follow her instructions.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2010
