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Nouns (6)

n. the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"

n. an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"

n. discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"

talk of the town

n. idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"

lecture, public lecture

n. a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

Verbs (15)

lecture

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

reveal information

v. reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

speak

v. exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

speak

v. use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"

mouth, utter, speak, verbalize

v. express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

peach, babble, tattle, blab, sing, babble out, blab out

v. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"

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Fuzzynyms (133)

language, speech, oral communication, spoken language

n. (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

give-and-take, word, discussion

n. an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

cant, jargon, patois, lingo, slang, argot

n. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

prate, prattle, blether, idle talk

n. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

comment, commentary

n. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"

rant, harangue, ranting

n. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

address, turn to, speak to

v. speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

talk, speak

v. use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"

talk, speak

v. exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

rag, jaw, rebuke, reproof, reprimand, scold, dress down, chide, berate, lambaste, lambast, remonstrate with, jaw at, chew up, bawl out, chew out, have words with

v. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

caution, admonish

v. warn strongly; put on guard

discourse, converse

v. carry on a conversation

visit, chat, jaw, confab, chitchat, gossip, chatter, confabulate, chaffer, natter, claver

v. talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

lecture, talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

lecture, talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

dictate

v. say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"

vocalize, sing without words

v. sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

vocalize, vowelize

v. pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"

sound, voice, vocalize

v. utter with vibrating vocal chords

discuss, talk over

v. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"

grumble, rumble

v. make a low noise; "rumbling thunder"

vent, ventilate, give vent

v. give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

gossip, wag one's tongue

v. wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"

report, describe, report on

v. give information

clack, piffle, gibber, palaver, gabble, tattle, tittle-tattle, chatter, prate, prattle, twaddle, maunder, blabber

v. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

chatter

v. make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees"

inform, round on, give information, let know

v. impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

rumor, rumour, bruit

v. tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

Synonyms (10)

address, speak to, speak, give a speech to

v. give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"

address, turn to, speak to

v. speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

be a spokesman for, speak for

v. be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

talk out of

v. persuade someone not to do something

Antonyms (0)

talk

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