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talk - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here" |
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conversation the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
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cant,
pious platitude insincere talk about religion or morals
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dialog,
dialogue,
duologue a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek"
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heart-to-heart an intimate talk in private; "he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart"
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shmooze (Yiddish) a warm heart-to-heart talk
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shop talk talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand
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idle words,
jazz,
malarkey,
malarky,
nothingness,
wind a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
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cackle,
chatter,
yack,
yak,
yakety-yak a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
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talk - discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger" |
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discourse,
discussion,
treatment extended verbal expression in speech or writing
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talk - idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately" |
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comment,
gossip,
scuttlebutt a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"
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talk - the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history" |
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lecture,
lecturing teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
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chalk talk a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk
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talk - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
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speak,
utter,
mouth,
verbalize,
verbalise |
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communicate,
intercommunicate transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
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jabber,
mouth off,
rabbit on,
rant,
rave,
spout talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
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speak up speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"
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read to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
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phonate,
vocalise,
vocalize utter speech sounds
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troll speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
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begin set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
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lip off,
shoot one's mouth off speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets"
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shout utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"
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whisper speak softly; in a low voice
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peep appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"
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speak up speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"
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snap,
snarl break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped"
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enthuse utter with enthusiasm
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speak in tongues speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy; "The parishioners spoke in tongues"
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swallow believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
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verbalise,
verbalize convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"
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verbalise,
verbalize convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"
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whiff utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"
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talk about,
talk of discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things"
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blubber,
blubber out utter while crying
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drone,
drone on talk in a monotonous voice
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bumble,
falter,
stammer,
stutter speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
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rasp utter in a grating voice
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blunder,
blunder out,
blurt,
blurt out,
ejaculate utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
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inflect,
modulate,
tone change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
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deliver,
present deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
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generalise,
generalize become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
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blab,
blabber,
chatter,
clack,
gabble,
gibber,
maunder,
palaver,
piffle,
prate,
prattle,
tattle,
tittle-tattle,
twaddle speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
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chatter speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
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jaw,
rattle on,
yack,
yack away,
yap away talk incessantly and tiresomely
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open up talk freely and without inhibition
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snivel,
whine cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
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murmur make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
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maunder,
mumble,
mussitate,
mutter wander aimlessly
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slur utter indistinctly
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bark tan (a skin) with bark tannins
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bay bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
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jabber,
mouth off,
rabbit on,
rant,
rave,
spout talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
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hiss,
sibilate,
siss,
sizz make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
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cackle emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
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babble to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
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chant,
intone,
tone recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
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gulp utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"
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sing to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
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talk - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" |
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speak |
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communicate,
intercommunicate transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
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speak for be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"
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carry on,
continue,
go on,
proceed exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
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discourse,
dissertate,
hold forth to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"
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pontificate talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"
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orate talk pompously
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talk down direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill"
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spiel speak at great length (about something)
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dogmatise,
dogmatize speak dogmatically
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cheek speak impudently to
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level become level or even; "The ground levelled off"
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talk turkey discuss frankly, often in a business context
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monologuise,
monologuize,
soliloquise,
soliloquize talk to oneself
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converse,
discourse carry on a conversation
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butterfly,
chat up,
coquet,
coquette,
dally,
flirt,
mash,
philander,
romance cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp"
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dish the dirt,
gossip wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"
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rap talk volubly
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