Definitions for talking
talk·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. talk, talkingnoun

   an exchange of ideas via conversation

   "let's have more work and less talk around here"

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1. talkingnoun

   The action of the verb to talk

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1. Talking

   of Talk

2. Talkingadjective

   that talks; able to utter words; as, a talking parrot

3. Talkingadjective

   given to talk; loquacious

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1. Talking

   "Talking" is a single release from British indie rock band The Rifles. It was made available as a free download and on a one-sided 7" vinyl. The song was given the accolade of 'Hottest Record in the World' by BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe, and hit number 48 on the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone. The Rifles released "Talking" as a B-side to their single "The Great Escape" on June 22, 2009.

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1. talking

   Verb from of the word talk.

   The sound of the children talking is beautiful to hear.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 2, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Conversation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'talking' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1155

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'talking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #257

How to pronounce talking?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say talking in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of talking in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of talking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of talking in a Sentence

1. Marine Corps General Jim Jones:

   I think the Trump administration will have to find whatever the right course is, and the right things during their administration, but I wouldn't prejudge what that would be right now, he's not the president of the United States right now, he's the president - elect. He's talking to a lot of people around the world and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

2. Htin Lin Aung:

   The CRPH is going to form a government in the very near future. And the government will have its own army. We have been talking to ethnic armed groups and we have the right to defend ourselves. The people have the right to defend ourselves.

3. Terry Schulman:

   Known in the 1920s as ‘Goddess of the Silver Screen,’ Dolores Costello was one-third of the first great family of movie stars, her father, Maurice Costello, was the first screen heartthrob, her sister Helene starred in the first all-talking picture.

4. Cobi Jones:

   To get that first championship, to start that run, that first-of-five run that everyone was talking about over the past few years. I think that championship -- The Galaxy had been known as a quality club and one of the leaders -- but that first championship really solidified it.

5. Len Horovitz:

   We’re not just talking about asthma, we’re talking about cardiac issues as well.

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