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sweet-talk
sweet-talk (swēt′tôk′)v. sweet-talked, sweet-talk·ing, sweet-talks Informal v.tr. To coax or cajole with flattery.v.intr. To use flattery.sweet-talk vb to coax, flatter, or cajole (someone) n cajolery; coaxing sweet′ talk`
n. Informal. cajolery; flattery. [1925–30] sweet′-talk`
v.t. Informal. 1. to use cajoling words on; flatter. v.i. 2. to use cajoling words. [1925–30] sweet-talk
Past participle: sweet-talked
Gerund: sweet-talking
| Imperative |
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| sweet-talk | | sweet-talk |
| Present |
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| I sweet-talk | | you sweet-talk | | he/she/it sweet-talks | | we sweet-talk | | you sweet-talk | | they sweet-talk |
| Preterite |
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| I sweet-talked | | you sweet-talked | | he/she/it sweet-talked | | we sweet-talked | | you sweet-talked | | they sweet-talked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am sweet-talking | | you are sweet-talking | | he/she/it is sweet-talking | | we are sweet-talking | | you are sweet-talking | | they are sweet-talking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have sweet-talked | | you have sweet-talked | | he/she/it has sweet-talked | | we have sweet-talked | | you have sweet-talked | | they have sweet-talked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was sweet-talking | | you were sweet-talking | | he/she/it was sweet-talking | | we were sweet-talking | | you were sweet-talking | | they were sweet-talking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had sweet-talked | | you had sweet-talked | | he/she/it had sweet-talked | | we had sweet-talked | | you had sweet-talked | | they had sweet-talked |
| Future |
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| I will sweet-talk | | you will sweet-talk | | he/she/it will sweet-talk | | we will sweet-talk | | you will sweet-talk | | they will sweet-talk |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have sweet-talked | | you will have sweet-talked | | he/she/it will have sweet-talked | | we will have sweet-talked | | you will have sweet-talked | | they will have sweet-talked |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be sweet-talking | | you will be sweet-talking | | he/she/it will be sweet-talking | | we will be sweet-talking | | you will be sweet-talking | | they will be sweet-talking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been sweet-talking | | you have been sweet-talking | | he/she/it has been sweet-talking | | we have been sweet-talking | | you have been sweet-talking | | they have been sweet-talking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been sweet-talking | | you will have been sweet-talking | | he/she/it will have been sweet-talking | | we will have been sweet-talking | | you will have been sweet-talking | | they will have been sweet-talking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been sweet-talking | | you had been sweet-talking | | he/she/it had been sweet-talking | | we had been sweet-talking | | you had been sweet-talking | | they had been sweet-talking |
| Conditional |
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| I would sweet-talk | | you would sweet-talk | | he/she/it would sweet-talk | | we would sweet-talk | | you would sweet-talk | | they would sweet-talk |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have sweet-talked | | you would have sweet-talked | | he/she/it would have sweet-talked | | we would have sweet-talked | | you would have sweet-talked | | they would have sweet-talked |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | sweet-talk - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, wheedle, palaverpersuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"soft-soap - persuade someone through flatterybrowbeat, bully, swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate |
sweet-talkverb (Informal) persuade, coax, beguile, flatter, tempt, mislead, manoeuvre, seduce, entice, dupe, cajole, chat up, wheedle, palaver, inveigle, soft-soap (informal), blandish He even tried to sweet-talk the policewoman who arrested him.sweet-talkverb1. Informal. To persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery:blandish, cajole, coax, honey, wheedle.Informal: soft-soap.2. Informal. To compliment excessively and ingratiatingly:adulate, blandish, butter up, flatter, honey, slaver.Informal: soft-soap.Translationssweet-talk
sweet talk1. noun Speech intended to flatter or cajole someone. You're wasting your breath—all the sweet talk in the world won't get me to change my mind. Our kids always tries to get round us with sweet talk when we're mad at them.2. verb To speak in a way that is intended to flatter or cajole someone. Often hyphenated. I can't believe I let him sweet talk me into lending him my car for the weekend. Remember the reasons why you're quitting—don't let them sweet-talk you into staying!See also: sweet, talksweet-talk someoneRur. to talk convincingly to someone with much flattery. I didn't want to help her, but she sweet-talked me into it. He sweet-talked her for a while, and she finally agreed to go to the dance with him.sweet-talk
Synonyms for sweet-talkverb persuadeSynonyms- persuade
- coax
- beguile
- flatter
- tempt
- mislead
- manoeuvre
- seduce
- entice
- dupe
- cajole
- chat up
- wheedle
- palaver
- inveigle
- soft-soap
- blandish
Synonyms for sweet-talkverb to persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flatterySynonyms- blandish
- cajole
- coax
- honey
- wheedle
- soft-soap
verb to compliment excessively and ingratiatinglySynonyms- adulate
- blandish
- butter up
- flatter
- honey
- slaver
- soft-soap
Synonyms for sweet-talkverb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flatteringSynonyms- blarney
- cajole
- coax
- inveigle
- wheedle
- palaver
Related Words- persuade
- soft-soap
- browbeat
- bully
- swagger
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