ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Smooth-talking

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Smooth-talking is an adjective meaning Insincerely ingratiating; flattering.

Meaning

Insincerely ingratiating; flattering.

More Meanings

  1. Synonym of smooth talk.
  2. present participle and gerund of smooth-talk

Example Sentences

No more smooth-talking or wheedling or coercing.
For instance, suppose that smooth-talking is important for business.
At twenty-one, it was easy for strippers to fall for smooth-talking, married customers.
By the time the campaign was finished, you never saw a quicker, more smooth-talking political animal than Afram Milovan.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include glib, smooth-tongued, smooth-spoken, honey-tongued, glad-handed, blandiloquent.

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