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verb

ˈswēt-ˌtȯk How to pronounce sweet-talk (audio)
Definition of sweet-talknext
as in to coax
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery she can sweet-talk her besotted boyfriend into just about anything

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sweet talk

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noun

as in butter
excessive praise enough of this sweet talk—just give me your honest opinion of my performance

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Recent Examples of sweet-talk
Verb
Hanks takes a detour from his traditional nice guy roles to sleaze it up as the hard-drinking, sweet-talking Wilson, and that alone is worth a watch. — Lia Beck, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025 Forget the old myths about dressing up or sweet-talking your way to the front. — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Noun
Just in case that gave Reba a leg up, don't let her sweet talk you. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024 When things aren’t working on a practical level, though, no amount of sweet talk can cover that up. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sweet-talk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweet-talk
  1. coax
  2. soft soap
  3. praise
  4. flattery
  5. taffy
  6. acclaim
Verb
  • Imanaga recovered a bit after the leadoff home run, but the Cardinals lineup coaxed long at-bats and drove up his pitch count, chasing the left-hander from the game after 4 2/3 innings.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • With such flexibility, this kind of synthetic cell could eventually be coaxed to create new materials, such as biofuels and drugs, and help researchers study disease.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of coax
Noun
  • People should wash any skin that comes into contact with the slurry with water and soft soap, before using a hand cream to avoid dryness and cracking.
    — Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Founder and creative director Joy Cho’s lifestyle brand offers whimsical products, spanning bandages to soft soap, as well as regular editorial content online.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021
Definition of soft soap
Noun
  • His celebratory words marking its 250th anniversary included not only the traditional paeans to the Founders but also a dose of personal grievance, plus soaring praise for his own achievements.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • This comes as the ex-Apprentice host on July 3 tossed some praise Clinton’s way in a book reading event with Second Lady Usha Vance on the latter’s podcast.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 July 2026
Definition of praise
Noun
  • Fake travel email uses flattery The message says your activity placed you among a select number of loyal members.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • The real danger is not the flattery itself.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of flattery
Noun
  • Adam evoked the image of stretching taffy.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 June 2026
  • As the two galaxies converged, each would pull the other apart like taffy, creating long tendrils of stars, gas and dust called tidal tails.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Definition of taffy
Noun
  • The brand launched yesterday to quick acclaim, already featured on Moda Operandi and celebrated at a launch party hosted by Karen Elson with Iman in attendance.
    — Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The idea is to help showcase films that received critical acclaim, but did not secure distribution or acquisition deals.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of acclaim

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“Sweet-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweet-talk. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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