"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), aburi (Romanian), 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 84

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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