talking

Sentences

Meaning

The action of the verb talk.

able to speak

address

loud noise

speaking well

call telephony

Frequency

Hyphenated as

talk‧ing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɔːkɪŋ/

Inherited from Middle English

talkynge

Inherited from Middle English

talkyng

In summary

From Middle English talkynge, equivalent to talk + -ing.

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talk

1. To communicate, usually by means of speech.
2. (informal) To discuss; to talk about.
3. To speak (a certain language).
4. (informal) Used to emphasise the importance, size, complexity etc. of the thing mentioned.
5. (slang) To confess, especially implicating others.
6. To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
7. To gossip; to create scandal.
8. (informal) To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner.

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