Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Given to much speech; garrulous; loquacious.
  • Expressive.
  • noun Speaking; speech; discourse.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective That talks; able to utter words.
  • adjective Given to talk; loquacious.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The action of the verb talk
  • verb Present participle of talk.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an exchange of ideas via conversation

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Examples

  • I was bored at work and spent some time talking -- really * talking* -- to a telemarketer.

    barnacles on the ship 2005

  • * Talking 2: if you mean talking talkingÂ…. no one.

    krazililme Diary Entry krazililme 2005

  • So I wouldn't be surprised if there are some people who are urging him, sit out the rest of the term talking with people in the home district.

    CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2007 2007

  • GTrust Financial Partners in Overland Park, spent much of his term talking with federal officials about regulatory reform, being interviewed by the national media and helping explain complex financial planning issues.

    Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010

  • GTrust Financial Partners in Overland Park, spent much of his term talking with federal officials about regulatory reform, being interviewed by the national media and helping explain complex financial planning issues.

    Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal 2010

  • If you were a witness in a criminal case asked to recall how close two suspects were standing next to each other "whispering", you'd likely report a smaller distance than if the questioner had used the word "talking".

    The science behind memory glitches 2012

  • It is stunning to see how much more engaged parents feel when they establish and protect what I call talking rituals with their children.

    Childhood Unbound Ron Taffel 2009

  • It is stunning to see how much more engaged parents feel when they establish and protect what I call talking rituals with their children.

    Childhood Unbound Ron Taffel 2009

  • And Nashville was, even if I would get a label talking to me about, OK, man, we might structure you a little deal, but you got to sound like this and you got to look like this and you got to wear a hat about this big.

    CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2007 2007

  • And Nashville was, even if I would get a label talking to me about, OK, man, we might structure you a little deal, but you got to sound like this and you got to look like this and you got to wear a hat about this big.

    CNN Transcript Jul 27, 2007 2007

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