fast-talk
verb
fast-talked; fast-talking; fast-talks
: to influence or persuade by fluent, facile, and usually deceptive or tricky talk
fast-talked him into buying a lemon
fast-talker
noun
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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.
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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
With the help of a fast-talking promoter named Pinball (Dante Basco), Bone catches the eye of fight organizer James (Eamonn Walker), who is part of a wealthy network running a high-stakes fight circuit (note the similarities to one of Van Damme’s best movies, Lionheart).
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Emotional triggers are the scammer's best tool The point is that all of us, no matter how well-informed, careful, or clever, can be exploited by a fast-talking scammer.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
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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
With the help of a fast-talking promoter named Pinball (Dante Basco), Bone catches the eye of fight organizer James (Eamonn Walker), who is part of a wealthy network running a high-stakes fight circuit (note the similarities to one of Van Damme’s best movies, Lionheart).
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Emotional triggers are the scammer's best tool The point is that all of us, no matter how well-informed, careful, or clever, can be exploited by a fast-talking scammer.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for fast-talk
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“Fast-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-talk. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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