Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, informal)To influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering.

    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Translations

2 languages

Forms

sweet-talks, sweet-talking, sweet-talked, sweet-talked
Base formsweet-talk · to sweet-talk
3rd person singularsweet-talks
Present participlesweet-talking
Past simplesweet-talked
Past participlesweet-talked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysweet-talk
he, she, itsweet-talks

Past simpleLesson

all personssweet-talked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sweet-talked
he, she, ithas sweet-talked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sweet-talk

Synonyms

30 synonyms
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Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedsmooth talk
Derivedsweet-talker

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sweetA1sweetensweetenersweetheartA2sweetie
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