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| n. (communication) | 1. talk, talking | an exchange of ideas via conversation.; "let's have more work and less talk around here" |
| ~ conversation | the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.. |
| ~ pious platitude, cant | insincere talk about religion or morals. |
| ~ dialog, dialogue, duologue | a conversation between two persons. |
| ~ heart-to-heart | an intimate talk in private.; "he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart" |
| ~ shmooze | (Yiddish) a warm heart-to-heart talk. |
| ~ shop talk | talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand. |
| ~ idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness, wind | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" |
| ~ chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak, cackle | noisy talk. |
| n. (communication) | 2. talk | discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of').; "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger" |
| ~ discussion, discourse, treatment | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic.; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" |
| n. (act) | 3. talk | the act of giving a talk to an audience.; "I attended an interesting talk on local history" |
| ~ lecturing, lecture | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class). |
| ~ chalk talk | a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk. |
| n. (communication) | 4. lecture, public lecture, talk | a speech that is open to the public.; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" |
| ~ speech, address | the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience.; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" |
| n. (communication) | 5. talk, talk of the town | idle gossip or rumor.; "there has been talk about you lately" |
| ~ scuttlebutt, gossip, comment | a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people.; "the divorce caused much gossip" |
| v. (communication) | 6. speak, talk | exchange thoughts; talk with.; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ proceed, continue, carry on, go on | continue talking.; "I know it's hard,"; "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" |
| ~ dissertate, hold forth, discourse | talk at length and formally about a topic.; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England" |
| ~ pontificate | talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner.; "The new professor always pontificates" |
| ~ orate | talk pompously. |
| ~ talk down | speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child.; "He talks down to her" |
| ~ spiel | speak at great length (about something). |
| ~ dogmatise, dogmatize | speak dogmatically. |
| ~ cheek | speak impudently to. |
| ~ level | talk frankly with; lay it on the line.; "I have to level with you" |
| ~ talk turkey | discuss frankly, often in a business context. |
| ~ monologuise, monologuize, soliloquise, soliloquize | talk to oneself. |
| ~ converse, discourse | carry on a conversation. |
| ~ chat up, coquet, coquette, flirt, mash, philander, butterfly, dally, romance | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions.; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" |
| ~ dish the dirt, gossip | wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies.; "She won't dish the dirt" |
| ~ rap | talk volubly. |
| v. (communication) | 7. mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| ~ read | look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed.; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ phonate, vocalise, vocalize | utter speech sounds. |
| ~ troll | speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice. |
| ~ begin | begin to speak or say.; "Now listen, friends," |
| ~ lip off, shoot one's mouth off | speak spontaneously and without restraint.; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets" |
| ~ shout | utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking).; "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" |
| ~ whisper | speak softly; in a low voice. |
| ~ peep | speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice. |
| ~ speak up | speak louder; raise one's voice.; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up" |
| ~ snap, snarl | utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone.; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" |
| ~ enthuse | utter with enthusiasm. |
| ~ speak in tongues | speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy.; "The parishioners spoke in tongues" |
| ~ swallow | utter indistinctly.; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" |
| ~ verbalise, verbalize | be verbose.; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious" |
| ~ verbalise, verbalize | be verbose.; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious" |
| ~ whiff | utter with a puff of air.; "whiff out a prayer" |
| ~ talk of, talk about | discuss or mention.; "They spoke of many things" |
| ~ blubber out, blubber | utter while crying. |
| ~ drone on, drone | talk in a monotonous voice. |
| ~ stammer, stutter, bumble, falter | speak haltingly.; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" |
| ~ rasp | utter in a grating voice. |
| ~ blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, blunder | utter impulsively.; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" |
| ~ inflect, modulate, tone | vary the pitch of one's speech. |
| ~ deliver, present | deliver (a speech, oration, or idea).; "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" |
| ~ generalise, generalize | speak or write in generalities. |
| ~ blabber, gabble, gibber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, blab, clack, maunder, chatter | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. |
| ~ chatter | make noise as if chattering away.; "The magpies were chattering in the trees" |
| ~ rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, jaw | talk incessantly and tiresomely. |
| ~ open up | talk freely and without inhibition. |
| ~ snivel, whine | talk in a tearful manner. |
| ~ murmur | speak softly or indistinctly.; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms" |
| ~ mumble, mussitate, mutter, maunder | talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice. |
| ~ slur | utter indistinctly. |
| ~ bark | speak in an unfriendly tone.; "She barked into the dictaphone" |
| ~ bay | utter in deep prolonged tones. |
| ~ jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout | talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner. |
| ~ siss, sizz, hiss, sibilate | express or utter with a hiss. |
| ~ cackle | talk or utter in a cackling manner.; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine" |
| ~ babble | utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way.; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" |
| ~ intone, tone, chant | utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically.; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" |
| ~ gulp | utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly.; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat" |
| ~ sing | produce tones with the voice.; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
| v. (communication) | 8. speak, talk | use language.; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ run on | talk or narrate at length. |
| ~ smatter | speak with spotty or superficial knowledge.; "She smatters Russian" |
| ~ slang | use slang or vulgar language. |
| v. (communication) | 9. spill, talk | reveal information.; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" |
| ~ babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, sing, talk | divulge confidential information or secrets.; "Be careful--his secretary talks" |
| ~ tell | let something be known.; "Tell them that you will be late" |
| v. (communication) | 10. babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle | divulge confidential information or secrets.; "Be careful--his secretary talks" |
| ~ disclose, divulge, let on, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
| ~ talk, spill | reveal information.; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" |
| v. (communication) | 11. lecture, talk | deliver a lecture or talk.; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" |
| ~ preach, prophesy | deliver a sermon.; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" |
| ~ instruct, teach, learn | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
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