fast-talked; fast-talking; fast-talks
Synonyms of fast-talknext

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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The fast-talking Sun, who previously worked at Chinese video streaming platforms iQIYI, Youku and ByteDance’s Douyin, launched Feixiang Universe last year to produce AI films. — Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 As a 14-year-old girl growing up in Maryland, I was obsessed with the fast-talking low-budget august movies that played at my beloved Bethesda Row. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 But Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow, and director Jon Favreau found a screwball rhythm that was wry and fast-talking. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 There were a lot of characters in Fred’s orbit on Sanford and Son, but no one irked him like Lamont’s fast-talking friend Rollo. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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