talk

Speech parts

1. talk - Noun

2. talk - Verb

Meaning

To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.

To confer; to reason; to consult.

To prate; to speak impertinently.

To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French.

To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.

To consume or spend in talking; -- often followed by away; as, to talk away an evening.

To cause to be or become by talking.

The act of talking; especially, familiar converse; mutual discourse; that which is uttered, especially in familiar conversation, or the mutual converse of two or more.

Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.

Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

debate speak discussion conference dialogue conversation lecture discourse chat utter gab babble address meeting interview
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Antonyms

keep quiet earwig aphasia harken literature quiet
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Hypernyms

speech address break learn discussion tell

Hyponyms

bay dally bumble coquette jabber maunder

Phrases with the word

pep talk talk shop If These Walls Could Talk talk on talk to a brick wall guy talk

Derivatives

talked talking

Examples

The reason I talk to myself is that I'm the only one whose answers I accept. George Carlin

When the children are young, talk to them about God; when they grow up, talk to God about them. Nectarios of Aegina

It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real. Ignatius of Antioch

Those who talk a lot start lying. Bengali Proverb

After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless. Chinese Proverb

A husband should not talk of pretty girls in front of his wife. Cambodian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Talivan Taliyah talizumab talk a big game talk a blue streak talk a good game