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talk

/tɔk/noun, verb1 syllable

Talk means: reveal information.

Synonyms for talk34

noun, as in a speech that is open to the public

lecture, public lecture

noun, as in an exchange of ideas via conversation

talking

noun, as in idle gossip or rumor

talk of the town

verb, as in reveal information

spill, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out

verb, as in divulge confidential information or secrets

spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out, spill

verb, as in express in speech

speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

verb, as in exchange thoughts; talk with

speak

verb, as in use language

speak

verb, as in deliver a lecture or talk

lecture

also used for talk

chat, communicate, dictate, klatch, let on, make known, orate, say, speechify, tell, write up, conference, debate, discussion, meeting

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of talk

keep quiet

What does talk mean?11

verb

1

reveal information“If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!”

2

divulge confidential information or secrets“Be careful — his secretary talks”

3

express in speech“She talks a lot of nonsense”

4

exchange thoughts; talk with“We often talk business”

5

use language“the baby talks already”

6

deliver a lecture or talk“She will talk at Rutgers next week”

noun

1

a speech that is open to the public“he attended a lecture on telecommunications”

2

an exchange of ideas via conversation“let's have more work and less talk around here”

3

idle gossip or rumor“there has been talk about you lately”

4

discussion; (‘talk about’ is a less formal alternative for ‘discussion of’)“his poetry contains much talk about love and anger”

5

the act of giving a talk to an audience“I attended an interesting talk on local history”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with talk?3

one syllable

walkhawkstalk
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Talk in a sentence

  • First of all, you should talk it over with your parents.CK
  • It is true that they talk a lot, but they say little.AlanF_US
  • You were just listening to the talk, without thinking.AlanF_US
  • And when you talk to me, take off your hat.unknown
  • When your mother scolds you, don't talk back.AlanF_US
  • Let's talk over a cup of tea, shall we?fucongcong
  • Talk of devil, and he's presently at your elbow.Dejo
  • You always talk back to me, don't you?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of talk

as a noun

plural
talks

as a verb

past tense
talked
present participle
talking
third-person singular
talks
past participle
talked