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Talk

/toːk/

To communicate, usually by means of speech.

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📖 Definitions of "Talk"

verb

1
To communicate, usually by means of speech.
"Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures."
2
To discuss; to talk about.
"That's enough about work, let's talk holidays!"
3
To speak (a certain language).
"We talk French sometimes."
4
(chiefly used in progressive tenses) Used to emphasise the importance, size, complexity etc. of the thing mentioned.
"Are you interested in the job? They're talking big money."

🔄 Synonyms of "Talk"

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
peachnoun	(countable, uncountable) Soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.
babblenoun	(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
mouthnoun	(anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
lecturenoun	A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
tattlenoun	(intransitive, Canada, US, derogatory) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody.
blabverb	(ambitransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
speakverb	(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
singverb	(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
verbalizeverb	(transitive) To speak or to use words to express.
talkingnoun	The action of the verb talk.
talk of the townnoun	A topic or person discussed by many people.
blab outverb	(transitive) To snitch on (someone).
babble outverb	divulge confidential information or secrets
public lecture	A public lecture (also known as an open lecture) is one means employed for educating the public.
utterverb	To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Talk"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
talk of the townnoun	A topic or person discussed by many people.
speakverb	(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
verbalizeverb	(transitive) To speak or to use words to express.
blabverb	(ambitransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
tattlenoun	(intransitive, Canada, US, derogatory) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody.
lecturenoun	A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
utterverb	To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.
babblenoun	(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
singverb	(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
mouthnoun	(anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
peachnoun	(countable, uncountable) Soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.
babble outverb	divulge confidential information or secrets
blab outverb	(transitive) To snitch on (someone).
public lecture	A public lecture (also known as an open lecture) is one means employed for educating the public.
conversenoun	(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.
discussverb	(transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
discussionnoun	Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
chatnoun	To be engaged in informal conversation.
dialoguenoun	A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
parlenoun	(obsolete, intransitive) To talk; to converse; to parley.