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• glib — [[t]glɪ̱b[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe what someone says as glib, you disapprove of it because it implies that something is simple or easy, or that there are no problems involved, when this is not the case. ...the glib talk of… …   English dictionary

• sales talk — noun promotion by means of an argument and demonstration • Syn: ↑sales pitch, ↑pitch • Derivationally related forms: ↑pitch (for: ↑pitch) • Hypernyms: ↑promotion, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• smooth-talk|ing — «SMOOTH T kihng», adjective. speaking smoothly and persuasively; trying to convince or persuade: »a smooth talking salesman. SYNONYM(S): glib …   Useful english dictionary

• spiel — /spil / (say speel), /ʃpil / (say shpeel) Colloquial –noun 1. glib or plausible talk, especially for the purpose of persuasion, swindling, seduction, etc.: *As a satirist, I seize on idealists, scratch their surface and say, I don t quite believe …  

• Patter — Pat ter, n. 1. A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet. [1913 Webster] 2. Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue. [1913 Webster] 3. The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves s patter; gypsies… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• talkative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. talky, verbose (see loquacity). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. voluble, loquacious, wordy, verbose, garrulous, verbal, chattering, glib, chatty, long winded, effusive, long tongued, gossipy, talky*,… …   English dictionary for students

• patter — I v 1. tiptoe, walk lightly; scurry, scuttle, trip along, skip, hie. 2. tap, pitter patter, drum, pound, beat; thrum, palpitate, pulsate. 3. spatter, sprinkle, splash, plash; fleck, dapple, stipple. n 4. pitter patter, tapping, rat a tat,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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• talkative — [tôk′ətiv] adj. talking, or fond of talking, a great deal; loquacious talkatively adv. talkativeness n. SYN. TALKATIVE, implying a fondness for talking frequently or at length, is perhaps the least derogatory of these words [a jolly, talkative… …   English World dictionary

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