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sweet-talk

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of sweet talk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: butter up, coax, canoodle, inveigle, wheedle, palaver, cajole, blandander, blandish, fast-talk, carny, collogue, croodle, engle, fleech, honey around, honey up, hum, ingle, soap, soft-sawder, soft-soap, stroke, sweet-talk, tweedle, twist, whilly, word

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He palavered her into going along

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, inveigle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: persuade

Narrower terms: soft-soap, browbeat, bully, swagger

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: paaien — to talk in a sweet manner
  • Polish: pochlebiać — to talk in a sweet manner
  • Polish: pochlebić — to talk in a sweet manner
  • Polish: schlebiać — to talk in a sweet manner
  • Polish: schlebić — to talk in a sweet manner
  • Spanish: hacer la pelota — to talk in a sweet manner
  • Spanish: dar coba — to talk in a sweet manner