Smooth-talking

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of smooth talk. uncountable

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of smooth-talk form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Insincerely ingratiating; flattering.

    "By the time the campaign was finished, you never saw a quicker, more smooth-talking political animal than Afram Milovan."

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smooth talk

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"Fadil was a smooth-talking charmer."

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