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Meanings of sweet talk in English

Catalan
raspallada

Flattery designed to gain favor.

raspallada
Synonyms
Examples for "coaxing"
Examples for "coaxing"
1
One, the incentivizing tack, called for coaxing China from developing the bomb.
Reuters
2
Perhaps we should be doing a better job of coaxing them over.
The Guardian
3
Sven-Erik was coaxing information out of her about all kinds of things.
The blood spilt
4
The men dropped more fuel on the fires, coaxing the flame brighter.
The Leopard Woman
5
His mellow voice was made for coaxing, but was used to bully.
Complete Books of Blood
1
You're not going to soften me up with your sweet-talking blarney anymore.
For the love of mike
2
Sure, the blarney-stone is getting a good rub now, I said playfully.
My Brilliant Career
3
Now go 'way wid your blarney, and don't be talking to me.
Hope and Have; or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians: A Story for Yo...
4
The closest word the German language has for blarney is Schmus.
The Irish Times
5
No doubt his blarney was a source of inspiration for me.
Riding rockets
1
And a sound licking will open their eyes better than soft soap.
The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour; or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake ...
2
You do not love the smell of soft soap, do you, dear?
A Houseful of Girls
3
Now that the kicks have ceased I'm in no mood for soft soap.
Innocent : her fancy and his fact
4
Yes, I'd help to make the ash lye and soft soap.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
5
Yes, the one you tried to soft soap me into buying.
John Henry Smith / A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life
Usage of sweet talk in English
1
Beside this strong thinker, poor Susan's sweet talk seemed frivolous and inane.
Lucretia — Volume 06
2
They will come and sweet talk you and then work against you.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
3
When he didn't say anything more, Anne teased him: No sweet talk, Roger?
American empire: blood and iron
4
We had a grave, sweet talk, and there it ended for a time.
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker / Sometime Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on ...
5
Posing, posturing, and strutting, men coax, wheedle, flatter, and sweet talk.
The Disposable Male
6
What sweet talk have we had, prolonged far into the night!
The Wandering Jew — Volume 11
7
All olive oil and sweet talk when what you're really doing is making threats.
The Godfather
8
So in sweet talk they went up through the air.
The Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable
9
Usually it's the sweet talk that gets me all gooey.
Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
10
His next move was to sweet talk a superstar.
The Guardian
11
But you can knock off the sweet talk, Nick.
The next to die
12
His head went to the crook of her neck, muttering sweet talk into her skin.
The Hellbound Heart
13
But it doesn't just stop at sweet talk.
The South African
14
Flew to embrace, and in sweet talk remain.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
15
Seated about a table lit up with perfumed tapers, seven laughter-loving women were interchanging sweet talk.
The Elixir of Life
16
I'll be darned if I believe any girl can be hurt by a little sweet talk.
Desert Gold
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