Thursday, December 24, 2009

Talking

Overview of noun talking

The noun talking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (0) talk, talking -- (an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here")

Overview of verb talk

The verb talk has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)

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

Overview of adj talking

The adj talking has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)

1. talking, sound -- ((of film) having spoken dialogue; "early talking pictures were known as `talkies'")
2. talking -- (uttering speech; "talking heads")

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