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Talking   /tˈɔkɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Talk  v. t.  
1.
To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French.
2.
To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.
3.
To consume or spend in talking; often followed by away; as, to talk away an evening.
4.
To cause to be or become by talking. "They would talk themselves mad."
To talk over.
(a)
To talk about; to have conference respecting; to deliberate upon; to discuss; as, to talk over a matter or plan.
(b)
To change the mind or opinion of by talking; to convince; as, to talk over an opponent.


talk  v. i.  (past & past part. talked; pres. part. talking)  
1.
To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts. "I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following, but I will not eat with you."
2.
To confer; to reason; to consult. "Let me talk with thee of thy judgments."
3.
To prate; to speak impertinently. (Colloq.)
To talk of, to relate; to tell; to give an account of; as, authors talk of the wonderful remains of Palmyra. "The natural histories of Switzerland talk much of the fall of these rocks, and the great damage done."
To talk to, to advise or exhort, or to reprove gently; as, I will talk to my son respecting his conduct. (Colloq.)


adjective
Talking  adj.  
1.
That talks; able to utter words; as, a talking parrot.
2.
Given to talk; loquacious. "The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made."





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"Talking" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the chroniclers: indeed, on one or two occasions they are referred to with marked contempt. Writing from Giurgevo on June 5 (that was before the Russians had crossed the Danube at Simnitza), one of the correspondents says:—'Whilst eating and talking, I heard one or two curious incidents that occurred here when the Cossacks first came. In the course of reconnoitring the country, five Cossacks, with an under-officer, came upon a post of twenty Roumanian soldiers, likewise under the command ...
— Roumania Past and Present • James Samuelson
... little thought he was talking to the king his father, replied, "Old sir, she prizes not such trifles; the gifts which Perdita expects from me are locked up in my heart." Then turning to Perdita, he said to her, "Oh, hear me, Perdita, before this ancient gentleman, who it seems was once ...
— Tales from Shakespeare • Charles and Mary Lamb
... wonderful. He thought the things that Jerrold did were wonderful. With his child's legs and arms he tried to do the things that Jerrold did. They told him he would have to wait nine years before he could do them. He was always talking about what he would ...
— Anne Severn and the Fieldings • May Sinclair
... are talking of ships and boats, let us mention one of the most splendid organizations that the nineteenth century has brought forth, one of those we may with right be proud of—the English ...
— The Conquest of Bread • Peter Kropotkin
... minister, "if I didn't know what a generous, unselfish heart you really have, I should get vexed at you for talking about the salary as if that was the ...
— The Crucifixion of Philip Strong • Charles M. Sheldon


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