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
  • There has always been friction between Reed and Helen, but in the main, Reed has been successful in using a shifting combination of wheedling, scolding, complimenting, and threatening to ensure Helen fullfils her mission objectives.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • 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
  • But if Rodgers and Newton are right about fake vaccination cards being a thing around the NFL at the time, there was apparently much bamboozling being done by a number of people.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • His serve is monstrous; his forehand is potent; his backhand slice is bamboozling.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of bamboozling
Verb
  • Gill and Krukoff separately pushed their way into Indigenous communities, bribing or cajoling elders to forage vines and process toxic plant compounds known as curare.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Pelle Larsson cannot be traded this season (per league rules), and cajoling Dallas to take Nikola Jovic’s four-year, $62 million deal would be a tough sell.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 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
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  • As a cabaret musician who entertains the troops, Penélope Cruz is a wickedly brassy marvel—vamping up a storm one minute, grumbling about her menstrual cycle the next, and eventually coaxing even Sebastián out of his mopey shell.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The neighborhood/area A mile and a half away lies the pretty village of Lyndhurst, with its tourist-coaxing fudge shops and pubs, and a Ferrari dealer plonked incongruously among the red brick and timber quaintness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of coaxing
Verb
  • At Hill Street bar, close to the downtown criminal courthouse where McKinney has built his career, supporters swayed to smooth jazz and Top 40 radio hits, nursing cocktails and betraying no reaction to the dismal early returns.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) also condemned Stevens, accusing her of betraying Michigan families.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of betraying
Verb
  • The government is trying to appease France's creditors — traders in its bonds — by drastically reducing the country's deficit and convincing lawmakers to approve sweeping spending cuts.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Broccoli and Saltzman began another worldwide search for a new Bond, considering American stars like Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, and Adam West before convincing Connery to return.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of convincing
Verb
  • In 2020, a group of political operatives working closely with Florida Power and Light sought to derail Rodríguez’s re-election campaign for the Senate by tricking voters into voting for an independent candidate with the same last name.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The top-performing red teamer on the original Arena was a lawyer from Melbourne who just happened to be good at tricking models into jumping their guardrails.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of tricking
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“Fast-talking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-talking. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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