Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To coax or cajole with flattery.
- intransitive verb To use flattery.
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- verb To
flatter - verb To
persuade usingflattery
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
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Examples
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But despite using a terrible pick-up line, Sam managed to sweet-talk Quinn into a duet of "Lucky," which won them the competition and a first date at Breadsticks.
'Glee' episode 4: We watch so you don't have to Lisa de Moraes 2010
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Tony was the kind of guy, I guessed, who could sweet-talk parents until they stretched the curfew, reassuring them that their daughter would be in good hands.
Brooklyn Story Suzanne Corso 2011
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She returned before landing to again sweet-talk him into giving her a tip.
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Hair salons often sweet-talk their customers into buying expensive hair-care products they don't need.
Unilever's Expensive New Sheen Matthew Curtin 2010
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It took a lengthy series of pleas, assurances and sweet-talk from the Bangladeshi government to get the Saudis to withdraw the ban.
Jalal Alamgir: Eight Beheadings on Justice Square Jalal Alamgir 2011
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She returned before landing to again sweet-talk him into giving her a tip.
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I stood firmly on the side of the landowners, no matter who tried to sweet-talk me or guilt me into changing my stance.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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I stood firmly on the side of the landowners, no matter who tried to sweet-talk me or guilt me into changing my stance.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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And many Muslims were duped by his sweet-talk and pinned their hopes on this man to lift the oppression from them.
Wonk Room » Obama More Dangerous Than Bush — For Extremists 2009
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It took a lengthy series of pleas, assurances and sweet-talk from the Bangladeshi government to get the Saudis to withdraw the ban.
Jalal Alamgir: Eight Beheadings on Justice Square Jalal Alamgir 2011
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