Antonyms for talking
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : tawk |
| Phonetic Transcription : tɔk |
Definition of talking
Origin :- late 15c., "speech, discourse, conversation," from talk (v.). Meaning "informal lecture or address" is from 1859. Talk of the town first recorded 1620s. Talk show first recorded 1965; talk radio is from 1985.
- adj speaking
- "I marvelled at your courage in talking to her as you did," said Eudora.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Mrs. Drelmer, it soon appeared, knew what she was talking about.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- And so she sat quietly eating her lunch, and talking with us.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- Nor could he find any relief of mind in talking with others about her.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- There are many ways in which it can be helped, but it can never be helped merely by talking about it.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- He was talking about his business as if more than anything it amused him.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- They lay together in the big bed, dim, face to face, talking.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- They would sit together, one on each side of the fireplace, talking.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- There's no sense left on any person in a house where an old woman will be talking for ever.
- Extract from : « Riders to the Sea » by J. M. Synge
- He concluded merely that his host was talking for talk's sake, so talking rubbish.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
Synonyms for talking
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