fast-talked; fast-talking; fast-talks

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, energetic, disgraced executive was convicted of wire fraud and securities fraud in 2022 for misleading investors about Nikola’s operations and zero-emissions technology. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025 Prouty became an ally of Carto’s and a mentor to the director Oliver Stone, who worked some of his feverish theories of power into the screenplay for JFK—Prouty is the sage, fast-talking spook played by Donald Sutherland. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 Du Feng’s film focuses on Hao, a slick and fast-talking dating coach (one of China’s most sought-after, evidently) based in the sprawling, glittering metropolis of Chongqing. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025 According to fast-talking Harry, no—but that doesn’t stop him from getting chummy with the lovably neurotic Sally. Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fast-talk

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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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 27 Feb. 2025.

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