talking

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He might have turned off because most of your talking is actually (dare I say) boring.

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  1. Speaking; speech; discourse. Whyl this yeman was thus in his talking, This chanoun drough him neer. Chaucer, Prol. to Canon's Yeoman's Tale, l. 131.
  2. Given to much speech; garrulous; loquacious. [Rare.] The hawthorn-bush, with seats beneath the shade— For talking age and whispering lovers made! Goldsmith, Des. Vil., 1. 14.
  3. Expressive. Your tall pale mother with her talking eyes. Browning, The Bishop orders his Tomb.

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  • And her talking was always earnest, direct, sincere, with a gleam of hope and a note of wisdom in it—the union of experience and reflection. —  Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June"
  • However, to let a single graph do all the talking is a bit lazy and undermines your credibility as a SA author (as you can see form most comments above). —  US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha
  • And, the voices doing the talking were the people, at least the majority so far, who have shown in state after state, they are unwilling to accept the idea of same sex marriage. —  Political Cortex
  • Not all of the talking is actually voiced but there are text bubbles throughout the game regardless of if voice was recorded for it or not so it lends itself to a rather seamless presentation.
  • Now it appears that Proton is once again in talks with Rover, only this time the people doing the talking are their new owners SAIC. —  Paul Tan's Raves and Rants on the Automotive Industry
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  1. Middle English talking; verbal noun of talk, v.
 

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