fast-talk

verb

Definition of fast-talknext
1
as in to cajole

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2
as in to bamboozle

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Recent Examples of fast-talk Tatum’s systems use AI to help translate fast-talking Americans and Canadians, as well as news media articles and other internet content, into physical, feelable, tactile sign. — Heather Newman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 Fulmer also delivers some comedic moments as Alycia, whose fast-talking frankness can be quite funny, albeit tone-deaf at times. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 The fast-talking and charming Fredy Gomez Cruz is the play’s standout as the idealistic Macedonio, who becomes disillusioned by the prejudice keeping him and VP on the ropes. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for fast-talk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-talk
  1. cajole
  2. bamboozle
  3. coax
  4. betray
  5. convince
  6. bitch
  7. persuade
  8. fool
Verb
  • But the Marlins plan to be moderately active in free agency — regardless of whether the owners succeed in cajoling the players to accept a salary cap and salary floor in what are expected to be contentious labor negotiations.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But Ridgeway pushes on, trying various means — flattery, insults, amateur psychology — to cajole her into delivering a new Ripley book.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of cajole
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  • The home team turned it on during a sparkling first half and took the lead in the 32nd minute when Ao Tanaka’s shot from the edge of the box took a double deflection to bamboozle Newcastle keeper Lukas Hornicek.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The standout moment was the assist delivered against Rayo — an impressive backheel to Raphinha that bamboozled the defence.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bamboozle
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  • Finding this family and a few others in Europe, the Reaveys coaxed them to come together in 2010.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Lynn hadn’t released a solo album since 1988’s Who Was That Stranger when White coaxed her out of early retirement.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of coax
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  • To take such a thing seriously in this age of nihilism and disenchantment betrays a person as potentially unserious, someone committed to abstraction, to feeling over logic and material reality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But in Season 4, the balance is off, and the fictional president’s parallels to our real-life war-starting, ally-betraying POTUS only make the former’s plight feel that much more trivial.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of betray
Verb
  • Why a 'partial yield' works so quickly When your partner confronts you, some part of them is preemptively braced for the effort of convincing you.
    — Mark Travers, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Another challenge for James is convincing the public to trust her independence and judgment.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of convince
Verb
  • The bitching and leaving early just makes the fan base look entitled and lacking in football common sense.
    — Art de Roché, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of bitch
Verb
  • This line of defense didn’t persuade Sweeney, who reasoned that adding athletes with expired eligibility would mean more, not less, market competition.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The company’s reputation was built partly on persuading audiences to take chances on inexpensive, surprising horror outings — often with little more than a compelling premise to go on.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of persuade
Verb
  • As temperatures drop in the fall, aphids, like other garden pests, are less active, but don’t be fooled by appearances.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Don’t be fooled by the big numbers that these guys throw around in their ballots.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
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