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talk
the act of giving a talk to an audience
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noun
the act of giving a talk to an audience
“I attended an interesting talk on local history”
noun
an exchange of ideas via conversation
“let's have more work and less talk around here”
noun
discussion; (‘talk about’ is a less formal alternative for ‘discussion of’)
“his poetry contains much talk about love and anger”
noun
idle gossip or rumor
“there has been talk about you lately”
noun
a speech that is open to the public
“he attended a lecture on telecommunications”
verb
deliver a lecture or talk
“She will talk at Rutgers next week”
verb
divulge confidential information or secrets
“Be careful — his secretary talks”
verb
express in speech
“She talks a lot of nonsense”
verb
reveal information
“If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!”
verb
exchange thoughts; talk with
“We often talk business”
verb
use language
“the baby talks already”
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Example Sentences
I attended an interesting talk on local history
let's have more work and less talk around here
his poetry contains much talk about love and anger
there has been talk about you lately
he attended a lecture on telecommunications
She will talk at Rutgers next week
Did you ever lecture at Harvard?
Be careful — his secretary talks
She talks a lot of nonsense
This depressed patient does not verbalize
If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!
The former employee spilled all the details
We often talk business
Actions talk louder than words
the baby talks already
the prisoner won't speak
they speak a strange dialect
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