fast-talk
verb
fast-talked; fast-talking; fast-talks
: to influence or persuade by fluent, facile, and usually deceptive or tricky talk
fast-talked him into buying a lemon
fast-talker
noun
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But during ninety remarkably fast-talking minutes in New York—verbally, both candidates are speed demons—the Ohio senator J. D. Vance moved the narrative of the race in a small but perceptible way toward the Republican side.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
In this classic, charming romantic comedy, Cary Grant plays a newspaper editor who uses every trick in the book to keep his fast-talking ex-wife (Rosalind Russell), also a reporter for the newspaper, from remarrying.
—EW.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Graham and Bishop played a mother-daughter duo — with Graham as the fast-talking Lorelai and Bishop as her no-nonsense mother, Emily — on the beloved CW show, which aired from 2000 to 2007.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
Buy Now 06 of 08 ‘Talking as Fast as I Can’ by Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham’s role as fast-talking single mother Lorelai is a fan-favorite.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
In this classic, charming romantic comedy, Cary Grant plays a newspaper editor who uses every trick in the book to keep his fast-talking ex-wife (Rosalind Russell), also a reporter for the newspaper, from remarrying.
—EW.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Graham and Bishop played a mother-daughter duo — with Graham as the fast-talking Lorelai and Bishop as her no-nonsense mother, Emily — on the beloved CW show, which aired from 2000 to 2007.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
Buy Now 06 of 08 ‘Talking as Fast as I Can’ by Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham’s role as fast-talking single mother Lorelai is a fan-favorite.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Fast-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-talk. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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