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Definition of silver tongue in English: silver tonguenoun A tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking. it is likely that his silver tongue had got around her Example sentencesExamples - So, what if you weren't born with a silver tongue?
- My only saving grace is my silver tongue - I am pretty good with words, but not much else.
- Timothy was the obvious asset: with his sterling reputation and silver tongue, no mental powers might be necessary.
- Laura represents everything that he wants; she is an innocent, as yet uncorrupted, a genuine person in a world of silver tongues and those who would use him for their own gain.
- Whether shareholders will see any value will depend on the silver tongues of its management and their advisers.
Derivatives adjective ˌsɪlvəˈtʌŋd A silver-tongued charmer with celluloid in his veins, he veers between boy-wonder genius and self-promoting charlatan. Example sentencesExamples - Supersellers puts silver-tongued salespeople to the test.
- He seduces a lonely teenage girl (Evan Rachel Wood) and becomes a hero to her younger brother, but dangerous forces lurk beneath his silver-tongued surface.
- A fax was promised to me but never came; the silver-tongued deceiver will be made to pay.
- The silver-tongued Casanova, who turned deception into an art form, convinced them to abandon their studies, betray their wealthy farming families and jettison their self-respect.
Definition of silver tongue in US English: silver tonguenounˈsɪlvər təŋ A tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking. it is likely that his silver tongue had got around her Example sentencesExamples - Laura represents everything that he wants; she is an innocent, as yet uncorrupted, a genuine person in a world of silver tongues and those who would use him for their own gain.
- Whether shareholders will see any value will depend on the silver tongues of its management and their advisers.
- So, what if you weren't born with a silver tongue?
- My only saving grace is my silver tongue - I am pretty good with words, but not much else.
- Timothy was the obvious asset: with his sterling reputation and silver tongue, no mental powers might be necessary.
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