"smooth talk" meaning in All languages combined

See smooth talk on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} smooth talk (uncountable)
  1. Glib flattery and persuasion. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Talking Related terms: sweet-talk Translations (Translations): Gesäusel [neuter] (German), Säuselei [feminine] (German), Gesülze [neuter] (German), Sülzerei [feminine] (German), Geschleime [neuter] (German), Schleimerei [feminine] (German), bajeranctwo [neuter] (Polish), palabritas mansas (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-smooth_talk-en-noun-KqewohvH Disambiguation of Talking: 47 53

Verb [English]

Forms: smooth talks [present, singular, third-person], smooth talking [participle, present], smooth talked [participle, past], smooth talked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} smooth talk (third-person singular simple present smooth talks, present participle smooth talking, simple past and past participle smooth talked)
  1. (transitive, informal) To speak glibly and persuasively; to persuade or achieve an objective with smooth talk. Tags: informal, transitive Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: smooth-talk, smooth talking [noun], smooth-talking [noun] Related terms: smooth talker, smooth-talking [adjective] Translations (Translations): bajerować [imperfective] (Polish), zbajerować [perfective] (Polish), zabajerować [perfective] (Polish), гла́дко говори́ть (gládko govorítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), гла́дко стели́ть (gládko stelítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-smooth_talk-en-verb-VyZtnWWG Disambiguation of Talking: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 77

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