talk

Nouns

(n) an exchange of ideas via conversation
- let's have more work and less talk around here
talking,
(n) discussion; ("talk about" is a less formal alternative for "discussion of")
- his poetry contains much talk about love and anger
(n) the act of giving a talk to an audience
- I attended an interesting talk on local history
(n) a speech that is open to the public
- he attended a lecture on telecommunications
lecture, public lecture,
(n) idle gossip or rumor
- there has been talk about you lately
talk of the town,

Verbs

(v) exchange thoughts; talk with
- We often talk business
- Actions talk louder than words
speak,
(v) express in speech
- She talks a lot of nonsense
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
mouth, speak, verbalise, verbalize, utter,
(v) use language
- the baby talks already
- the prisoner won't speak
- they speak a strange dialect
speak,
(v) reveal information
- If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!
- The former employee spilled all the details
spill,
(v) divulge confidential information or secrets
- Be careful--his secretary talks
babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, sing,
(v) deliver a lecture or talk
- She will talk at Rutgers next week
- Did you ever lecture at Harvard?
lecture,

Synonyms

speak talking mouth verbalise verbalize utter lecture public lecture spill talk of the town babble out blab blab out let the cat out of the bag peach spill the beans tattle babble sing

Antonyms

keep one's mouth shut keep quiet shut one's mouth

Words of close approximity

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