What is silvertongue?

(ˈsɪlvə tʌŋ ) noun. the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do.
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What does Silver Tongue mean?

silver–tongued. /ˈsɪlvɚˌtʌŋd/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of SILVER–TONGUED. : able to speak in a way that makes other people do or believe what you want them to do or believe.
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How do you use silver tongue?

Silver-tongued sentence example

Jonathan was a prince to behold, suave beyond description, and with silver-tongued oratory, he calmed the fears of an entire city. As Mom used to say, truth hurts, but surely silver tongued Alex could have found a less contentious way of saying it.
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Do I have a silver tongue?

If you are silver-tongued, you are good at persuading people to do things.
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What is the silver tongue in Fantastic Beasts?

In fantastic Beasts and the crimes of Grindelwald, there was something mentioned as a silver tongue. a tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking. Silver tongue is actually a phrase that means "a tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking."
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Did Abernathy lose his tongue?

Abernathy and Grindelwald had switched appearances at MACUSA so that when authorities decided to remove the tongue of the chained but dangerous Grindelwald, it was actually Abernathy who became tongue-less.
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How did Grindelwald grow his tongue back?

He blasted off the carriage door with his wand, causing the river water to burst out, along with the two Aurors inside. Spielman managed to stay in his seat, cringing. Grindelwald climbed inside, retrieved the silver vial, and restored Abernathy's tongue with a split, reptilian one.
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What is a golden tongue?

: gifted with superior powers of utterance or persuasion : eloquent.
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Who has a silver tongue?

Silver-tongued is a description of someone who expresses himself in a clever manner, someone who is well-spoken, someone who speaks eloquently. Synonyms of the idiom silver-tongued that may be found in a thesaurus are articulate, glib, well-spoken.
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What do you call someone with a silver tongue?

Synonyms for silver-tongued. articulate, eloquent, fluent, well-spoken.
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What does silver tongue turned to lead mean?

the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do.
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What is a sharp tongued woman?

If you describe someone as sharp-tongued, you are being critical of them for speaking in a way which is unkind though often clever. [disapproval] Julia was a very tough, sharp-tongued woman.
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What is the meaning of red as a beet?

[British] having a very red face, for example because you are very hot or very embarrassed. He turned as red as beetroot when I told him.
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Is silver tongue a metaphor?

“Silver tongue” or “silver-tongued” is during conversation to describe someone who speaks in an clever and and well-spoken manner. The first use of the phrase appeared in the 1590s.
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What does the phrase honey tongued mean?

/ˌhʌni ˈtʌŋd/ ​(of a person) speaking sweetly or softly, or in a way that is intended to please, often without being sincere; (of a statement, piece of text, etc.) written or spoken in this way. As a handsome, honey-tongued politician, he convinced the nation that going to war was a good idea.
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Whats a sharp tongue?

Definition of a sharp tongue

: a tendency to say very critical things to people.
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Where are the mummies found?

Hidden within a fire-scorched structure near the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt, archaeologists discovered the entrance to a 2,000-year-old family tomb. Inside, they found 30 mummies of various ages, including several arthritis-ridden elderly people, as well as children and a newborn.
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Why did Grindelwald let him live?

Seeing Abernathy's wand, which Grindelwald had dropped after him, Spielman was able to grab it and cast a Slowing Charm mere seconds before he impacted the water (it is possible that Grindelwald let him survive so he could tell the tale about his spectacular escape because right before Spielman was able to grab the ...
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Who is the baby in Grindelwald?

He was just the child of the couple who lived in the French appartment. Grindelwald ordered the death of the couple, took over their appartment as lair, and discovering an infant in a room, killed him because he was of no use to him.
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Why does Grindelwald have white eyes?

He's twins in one body. So a gamey eye is more like the other side of him. Sort of like a brain for each eye, an albino twin, and he's somewhere in the middle. Per his interview with Entertainment Weekly, it looks like Johnny Depp has taken his role as Grindelwald quite acutely with this character detail.
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Why did Grindelwald save Abernathy?

He may have wanted his escape known.

Escaping while Abernathy took his place in the prison cell would certainly be more effective in allowing Grindelwald to escape unnoticed. However, Grindelwald may have actually wanted it known that he had escaped.
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Was Abernathy mentioned in Harry Potter?

One of the most telling scenes in The Crimes Of Grindelwald is the moment that Abernathy hands a vial symbolizing a blood pact to Grindelwald.
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What is the idiom of black and blue?

be black and blue to beat someone black and blue

or to beat someone black and blue. phrase. If you say that someone is black and blue, you mean that they are badly bruised. The next day I was black and blue and couldn't move my neck.
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