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- [tawk]
- /tɔk/
- /tɔːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tawk]
- /tɔk/
Definitions of talking word
- verb without object talking to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry. 1
- verb without object talking to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser. 1
- verb without object talking to spread a rumor or tell a confidence; gossip. 1
- verb without object talking to chatter or prate. 1
- verb without object talking to employ speech; perform the act of speaking: to talk very softly; to talk into a microphone. 1
- verb without object talking to deliver a speech, lecture, etc.: The professor talked on the uses of comedy in the tragedies of Shakespeare. 1
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Origin of talking
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English talk(i)en to converse, speak, derivative (with -k suffix) of tale speech, discourse, tale; cognate with Frisian (E dial.) talken
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Talking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
talking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
talking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for talking
noun talking
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- communication — Communications are the systems and processes that are used to communicate or broadcast information, especially by means of electricity or radio waves.
- intercommunication — to communicate mutually, as people.
- chatting — Present participle of chat.
- explanation — A statement or account that makes something clear.
adj talking
- conferring — to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
adjective talking
- articulating — Present participle of articulate.
- chattering — rapid and continuous talk
- conversing — to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking.
- discussing — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- enunciating — Present participle of enunciate.
Antonyms for talking
adjective talking
- hearing — the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- witnessing — to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.
Top questions with talking
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See also
Matching words
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