fast-talking

verb

present participle of fast-talk
1
as in wheedling

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2
as in bamboozling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-talking
  1. wheedling
  2. bamboozling
  3. cajoling
  4. double-crossing
  5. coaxing
  6. betraying
  7. convincing
  8. tricking
Verb
  • In a bid to rekindle the couple’s honeymoon phase, Yasmin troubleshoots by wheedling a chief executive role for him at payment processing company Tender (run by Max Minghella‘s inscrutable puppet-master Whitney Halberstram), and throwing her husband a lavish costume party for his 40th birthday.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of wheedling
Verb
  • His serve is monstrous; his forehand is potent; his backhand slice is bamboozling.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Their cyber hacking uncovers more than just corrupt money and that propels them into bamboozling Heard’s model daughter (Jessica Reynolds, a standout in an impressive young cast).
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Definition of bamboozling
Verb
  • Someone there has to be gobbier and start cajoling players into their proper positions.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • After years of lobbying, cajoling – virtually pleading – state lawmakers back in 2024 finally granted the state Lottery an online presence.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Definition of cajoling
Verb
  • Now and then, the series jumps ahead about 60 years, where Blethyn’s Emma, now an incredibly wealthy and powerful department-store mogul, is dealing with double-crossing relatives and an excess of shag carpeting.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026
Definition of double-crossing
Verb
  • The team is working on building ribosomes from genetic instructions, a process that involves synthesizing the dozens of proteins and RNA strands involved and coaxing them to assemble in the right order.
    — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
  • El Niños roll in periodically and last nine to 12 months as Pacific trade winds weaken and push warm water back toward the West Coast, coaxing the jet stream lower.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
Definition of coaxing
Verb
  • One of the spirits was Sinon, who was upset with Odysseus for betraying him and not telling him the Trojan Horse plan.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • In Homer’s poem, they’re accused of betraying Odysseus’ household by serving — and, in some cases, sleeping with — the suitors courting Penelope.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
Definition of betraying
Verb
  • For example, our research shows adult children caring for a parent may struggle with convincing their parents to change their diet.
    — Minakshi Raj, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • Yet, the company has spent years convincing audiences that the room is everything from a Greek island and gym-bro garage to the very furthest reaches of the cosmos.
    — Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Definition of convincing
Verb
  • Football is all about engaño (trickery) — looking one way and passing the other, feinting to go left and swiftly moving right, manipulating the opposition and tricking them to open up those little spaces.
    — Xavi, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • What’s far more eloquent is the episode with the witch Circe (a terrific Samantha Morton), whose habit of tricking and transforming men into animals is rendered in evocatively physical, body-horror-esque imagery.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of tricking
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