sweet-talk

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sweet-talk

noun sweet-talks · sweettalk · sweet talk

alternative Alternative form of sweet talk

verb sweet-talks · sweet-talking · sweet-talked · sweettalk · sweet talk

idiomatic, informal, transitive To influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering. His grin faded a little. "How'd you do it? Sweet-talk one of the guards into letting you in at the head of the line?"
Similar: butter up, coax, canoodle, inveigle, wheedle, palaver, cajole, blandander, blandish, sweeten, fast-talk, carny

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verb to talk in a sweet manner

Español	hacer la pelota, dar coba

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@misc{sweet_talk_2026,
  title = {sweet-talk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sweet-talk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}