fast-talked; fast-talking; fast-talks

transitive verb

: to influence or persuade by fluent, facile, and usually deceptive or tricky talk
fast-talked him into buying a lemon
fast-talker noun

Examples of fast-talk in a Sentence

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Jason Bateman shines in the scene with the Diamond District connect, fast-talking and badgering this guy within an inch of his life until Mancuso and Babbitt show up to take him out. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025 The show still tries to suggest Vince has fast-talking charm, a contention not supported by his dialogue. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025 And Kiritsis, as Skarsgård plays him (with a jittery but logical fast-talk fervor that makes this one of the actor’s two or three most potent performances), is a very different figure than the real Tony Kiritisis, who was older and more visibly deranged. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025 Wallace is a goat-owning, hog-hunting, anime-loving, fast-talking personification of energy. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fast-talk

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fast-talk was in 1945

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“Fast-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-talk. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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