talk

1. verb

1)

I was talking to a friend

Syn:

speak, chat, chatter, gossip, prattle, babble, rattle on, blather; informal yak, gab, jaw, chew the fat, natter, rap

2)

you're talking garbage

Syn:

utter, speak, say, voice, express, articulate, pronounce, verbalize, vocalize

3)

they were able to talk in peace

Syn:

converse, communicate, speak, confer, consult; negotiate, parley; informal have a confab, chew the fat, rap; formal confabulate

4)

he talked of suicide

Syn:

mention, refer to, speak about, discuss

5)

he learned to talk Cree

Syn:

speak (in), talk in, communicate in, converse in, express oneself in; use

6)

nothing would make her talk

Syn:

confess, speak out, speak up, reveal all, tell tales, give the game away, open one's mouth; informal come clean, blab, squeal, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, sing, rat

7)

the others will talk

Syn:

gossip, pass comment, make remarks; criticize

2. noun

1)

he was bored with all this talk

Syn:

chatter, gossip, prattle, jabbering, babbling, gabbling; informal yakking, gabbing, nattering

2)

she needed a talk with Jim

Syn:

conversation, chat, discussion, tête-à-tête, heart-to-heart, dialogue, parley, powwow, consultation, conference, meeting; informal confab, jaw, chitchat, gossip; formal colloquy, confabulation

3) (talks)

peace talks

Syn:

negotiations, discussions; conference, summit, meeting, consultation, dialogue, symposium, seminar, conclave, parley; mediation, arbitration; informal powwow

4)

she gave a talk on her travels

Syn:

lecture, speech, address, discourse, oration, presentation, report, sermon; informal spiel

5)

there was talk of a takeover

Syn:

gossip, rumor, hearsay, tittle-tattle; news, report

6) informal

he's all talk

Syn:

boasting, bragging, idle talk, bombast, braggadocio; informal hot air, mouth

7)

baby talk

Syn:

speech, language, slang, idiom, idiolect; words; informal lingo, -ese

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- talk back to

- talk big

- talk down to

- talk someone into something