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smooth-talking

smooth-talking adjective: insincerely ingratiating; flattering. Also the present participle and gerund of smooth-talk.

Adjective

smooth-talking (comparative more smooth-talking, superlative most smooth-talking)

  1. Insincerely ingratiating; flattering.
    • By the time the campaign was finished, you never saw a quicker, more smooth-talking political animal than Afram Milovan.1988, Owen Sela, The KGB Candidate, →ISBN, page 261
    • Children are an increasingly attractive target for ID thieves, in part because they're easy prey for smooth-talking predators in chat rooms, and because the crime can go undetected for years.2005, Dan Tynan, Computer Privacy Annoyances, →ISBN

Noun

smooth-talking (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of smooth talk.
    • Anything is possible, but if you haven't begun talking smooth yet, then I would really like to have a demonstration of what you think smooth-talking is.2008, Brian Peterson, Move Over, Girl: A Novel, →ISBN, page 114
    • For instance, suppose that smooth-talking is important for business.2013, David Hulme, John Toye, Understanding Poverty and Well-Being: Bridging the Disciplines, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    smooth talk

Also used as

smooth-talking is also the present participle and gerund of smooth-talk.

smooth-talking meaning in Thai

smooth-talking in Thai

ingratiating
ปากหวาน bpàak-wǎan

Examples of smooth-talking in a sentence

  • In another case, a young woman, a smooth-talking, parasitic psychopath, constantly complained to her friends that her parents were not contributing enough to her already lavish lifestyle.2011, Robert D. Hare, Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us, →ISBN:
  • At twenty-one, it was easy for strippers to fall for smooth-talking, married customers.2011, Shara Azod, Irresistible, →ISBN:
  • No more smooth-talking or wheedling or coercing.2014, Bonnie Dee, The New Leaf Pledge, →ISBN:

Synonyms of smooth-talking

Forms of smooth-talking

comparativemore smooth-talking
superlativemost smooth-talking
alternative formsmooth talking
alternative formsmoothtalking

Questions about smooth-talking

What does smooth-talking mean?
Smooth-talking means insincerely ingratiating; flattering.
What is smooth-talking in Thai?
Smooth-talking in Thai is ปากหวาน (bpàak-wǎan). See Smooth-talking meaning in Thai.
How do you use smooth-talking in a sentence?
In another case, a young woman, a smooth-talking, parasitic psychopath, constantly complained to her friends that her parents were not contributing enough to her already lavish lifestyle.
What part of speech is smooth-talking?
Smooth-talking can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near smooth-talking in the dictionary

  1. smooth-spoken
  2. smooth-talk
  3. smooth-talked
  4. smooth-talker
  5. smooth-talkers
  6. smooth-talking
  7. smooth-talks
  8. smooth-tongued
  9. smoothability
  10. smoothable
  11. smoothbark

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