sweet-talk
verb /ˈswiːt tɔːk/
/ˈswiːt tɔːk/
(disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sweet-talk | /ˈswiːt tɔːk/ /ˈswiːt tɔːk/ |
| he / she / it sweet-talks | /ˈswiːt tɔːks/ /ˈswiːt tɔːks/ |
| past simple sweet-talked | /ˈswiːt tɔːkt/ /ˈswiːt tɔːkt/ |
| past participle sweet-talked | /ˈswiːt tɔːkt/ /ˈswiːt tɔːkt/ |
| -ing form sweet-talking | /ˈswiːt tɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈswiːt tɔːkɪŋ/ |
- sweet-talk somebody (into something/into doing something) to try to persuade somebody to do something by praising them and telling them things they like to hear
- I can't believe you let him sweet-talk you into working for him!