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PRONUNCIATION OF SMOOTH-SPOKEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMOOTH-SPOKEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Smooth-Spoken is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SMOOTH-SPOKEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of smooth-spoken in the English dictionary

The definition of smooth-spoken in the dictionary is speaking or spoken in a gently persuasive or competent manner.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMOOTH-SPOKEN

smooth
smooth breathing
smooth hound
smooth muscle
smooth over
smooth snake
smooth-faced
smooth-running
smooth-shaven
smooth-talk
smooth-talker
smooth-talking
smooth-tongued
smoothable
smoothbore
smoothbored
smoothen
smoother
smoothie
smoothies

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMOOTH-SPOKEN

bespoken
broken
by the same token
fair-spoken
forespoken
forspoken
free-spoken
Hoboken
outspoken
plain-spoken
rough-spoken
short-spoken
slow-spoken
soft-spoken
spoken
token
unbespoken
unbroken
unspoken
well-spoken

Synonyms and antonyms of smooth-spoken in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «smooth-spoken» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMOOTH-SPOKEN

Find out the translation of smooth-spoken to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of smooth-spoken from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smooth-spoken» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

流畅的细语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suave hablado -
570 millions of speakers

English

smooth-spoken
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिकनी बात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على نحو سلس المنطوقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гладкоствольное языков
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

smooth- falado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মসৃণ-কথ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

doucereux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lancar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leicht gesprochen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

滑らかな話
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부드러운 음성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alus-ngandika
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nói ngọt ngào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மென்மையான பேசப்படும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सहज बोलणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düz diller
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

liscio - parlato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

smooth -spoken
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гладкоствольну мов
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buna vorbit -
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεία γλυκομίλητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gladde - gesproke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slät talat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glatt talt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smooth-spoken

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMOOTH-SPOKEN»

The term «smooth-spoken» is used very little and occupies the 178.487 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMOOTH-SPOKEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about smooth-spoken

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMOOTH-SPOKEN»

Discover the use of smooth-spoken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smooth-spoken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel ...
Bland, mild, soothing, oily, flattering, adulatory, courtier-like, fair-spoken, smooth- spoken, smooth-tongued. Smooth, v. a. 1. Level, flatten, make smooth. 2. Ease, make easy. 3. Calm, allay, assuage, mollify, mitigate, alleviate. Smoothspoken, a.
Richard Soule, 1871
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A Hebrew and English lexicon without points: in which the ...
»p1jn smooth. Spoken of stones or pebbles, occ. 1 Sam. xvii. 40. Isa. lvii. 6. I understand the former part of this verse parenthetically, (In or among the smooth stones of the valley [as ^ns means in the preceding verse] shall be thy portion : they, ...
John Parkhurst, 1829
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An Hebrew and English Lexicon, Without Points ...: To this ...
'jwn Smooth. Spoken of stones or pebbles, occ. i Sam. xvii. 40. Isa. lvii. 6. I understand the former part of this verse parenthetically, [In or among the smooth stones of the valley [as Vni means in the preceding verse] Jball be tby portion ; they, ...
John Parkhurst, 1799
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An Hebrew and English Lexicon, Without Points: In which the ...
As a N. masc plur. in Reg. lpbn Smooth. Spoken of stones or pebbles, occ 1 Sam. xvii. 40. Isa Ivit. 6. I understand the former part of this verse parenthetically, (Ttt or among the smooth stones of the valley [as br\i means in th« preceding verse] ...
John 1728-1797 Parkhurst, 1811
5
An Hebrew and English Lexicon: Without Points
'p7n Smooth. Spoken of stones or pebbles, occ. 1 Sarn. xvii. 40. lsa. Ivii. 6. I understand the former part of this v^rsc parenthetically, (In or among the smooth stones of the valley [as ?r\) means in the preceding verse] skill be thy portion ; they, ...
John Parkhurst, 1807
6
The Synonym Finder
smooth-spoken snap ing; fulsome, slimy, oily, unctuous; obsequious, sycophantic , toadyish, insincere, SI. soapy, Inf. soft- soaping. 9. crafty, cunning, shrewd, canny, wily, Inf. cagey; Machiavellian, politic, sophistical, tactical, scheming, slick,  ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
... snake o noun a harmless European snake with smooth scales and a dark horizontal line on the side of its head. smooth-talking, smooth-spoken and smoothtongued c=- adj 1 exaggeratedly and insincerely flattering. 2 charmingly persuasive.
8
Three opportunities; or, The story of Henry Forrester
... for his joining them. And then they began to hold their club-meetings there also ; and the civil, obliging, smooth-spoken Ferguson was ever ready to wait upon them, to get suppers for them, and all else they wanted, so that many of their ...
Henry Forrester (fict.name.), 1864
9
The pasquinade: With notes variorum. Book the first ...
( 16) Smooth-spoken L — d with ev'iy witness trudge, ife And the sleek Council spoilt into a Judge : Saw the slow Bishop, with expounding drawl, Leave poor St. James to grasp a richer Paul, Right Orthodox, maintains those equal sinners, Who ...
William Kenrick, 1753
10
The Game of Life. By "Waters." The preface is signed C. Waters
“And of those mysteries,” said Mrs. Lister, “I have a strong suspicion that the smooth-spoken, intriguing young widow holds the threads.” “ Smooth-spoken, intriguing young widow!” echoed Reuben Bradley, with a tone and air intended to  ...
C. WATERS (pseud. [i.e. William Russell.]), 1862

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMOOTH-SPOKEN»

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Weekend picks for book lovers
Those who do will be treated to a smooth-spoken recollection of the country legend's childhood and his eight-decade-long musical career. The conversational ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
2
Willie Nelson has quite a 'Story' to tell
Those who do will be treated to a smooth-spoken recollection of the country legend's childhood and his eight-decade-long musical career. The conversational ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, May 15»
3
Talking nonstop to your baby isn't crazy, it's smart
I understand this through some differences between me and my sister,she is very smooth-spoken,because my parents had been talking her very much since she ... «BabyCenter, Apr 13»
4
Rude Britannia
... that he was no match for the sure-footed, smooth-spoken Mr. Cameron, and seemed condemned to lead Labour through long years in the political wilderness. «New York Times, Jul 11»
5
Analysis: Underdog Weatherford chases oilfield services pack
Investors generally have a good impression of Chief Executive Bernard Duroc-Danner, the smooth-spoken economics Ph.D. who built the company, but many ... «Reuters, Jul 11»
6
Andrew Bolt: expert offender, expert victim
He knows how to shift register from button-pushing columnist to smooth-spoken, high sounding debater. He is brilliant at casting himself as a victim of the ... «ABC Online, Apr 11»

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