Talk
//tɔːk//
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The word "talk" can be used as verb and noun.
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I don't want to talk about it TV talk X-talk all talk all talk and no action all talk and no cider all talk and trousers baby talk bad-talk betalk betalk big talk book talk boy talk brush talk chalk and talk chalk talk chant talk clapper talk coffee talk crazy talk crib talk cross talk crosstalk dharma talk dirty talk double talk double-talk dread talk drum talk elevator talk fast-talk girl talk guy talk happy talk hark who's talking hot talk idle talk if these walls could talk knock-and-talk lightning talk like talking to a brick wall like talking to a wall locker room talk look who's talking man talk monkey talk movie talk now you're talking on talking terms one to talk peace talk pep talk pillow talk plenary talk potty talk press-to-talk push-to-talk real talk rough talk sales talk self talk self-talk sex talk shit talk shit-talk shit-talking shop talk side talk sleep talk sleep-talk smack talk smack-talk small talk smooth talk smooth talk smooth talking smooth-talking stack talk straight talk street talk sweet talk sweet-talk table talk talk a big game talk a blue streak talk a good game talk a mile a minute talk about talk about the weather talk against time talk aloud protocol talk and die syndrome talk around talk at talk back talk battery talk big talk bomb talk box talk cock talk dirty talk down talk down to talk everything talk fast and loose talk in circles talk into talk is cheap talk jock talk jockey talk like a book talk like an apothecary talk nasty talk of talk of the devil talk of the town talk one's way out of talk out talk out of talk out of one's arse talk out of one's ass talk out of one's ear talk out of school talk out of turn talk out one's ass talk over talk over someone's head talk page talk past talk radio talk round talk sense talk shit talk shite talk shop talk show talk smack talk softly and carry a big stick talk someone into something talk someone out of something talk someone under the table talk someone's arm off talk someone's ear off talk someone's head off talk someone's leg off talk story talk the ears off a donkey talk the ears off someone talk the hind leg off a donkey talk the hind legs off a donkey talk the leg off the Lamb of God talk the legs off a pot talk the talk talk the talk talk through talk through one's ass talk through one's hat talk through one's nose talk time talk to talk to God talk to God on the big white telephone talk to Ralph on the big white telephone talk to a brick wall talk to oneself talk to the hand talk to the hand 'cause the face ain't listening talk trash talk truth to power talk turkey talk up talk-aholic talk-aloud protocol talkative talkback talker talkie talking board talking catfish talking film talking movie talking phase talking picture talking stick talking to talking-drummer talking-point talksome talky trash-talk twin talk uptalk uptalking ve haf vays of making you talk walk and talk walk the talk walkie-talkie woman talk you can talk you can't talk you don't know what you're talking about you should talk you shouldn't talk
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begin speaking call friend call or visit friend clear throat consider audience engage brain first find to talk to flap lips and make noise get invited to speak have mouth leave area requiring quiet listen move lips open mouth phone friend produce sounds raise hand speak out loud speak outloud speak to another person stop eating swallow think think first think of to say use vocal chords well versed on subject
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am bored in party communicate communicate ideas communicate message to communicate with others connect with convey beliefs to others explain express yourself get reduced sentence give information have to say like to listen need to communicate idea say share feelings share information teach tell to go home
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act action amicably audible audio black boasting chat chat amicably chat gab chatter chatting cheap communicate communicate method communicate vocally communication communication audio confess conversation conversation act conversation chat conversation speak conversational conversational use converse conversing correspondence customary dialog dialogue discourse discuss discussion for communication gab genre good good too gossip have have conversation human human speech language lecture life like like chat like speak lips lips moving making making speech manner matter method mouth mouth action mouth communicate mouth communication mouth movement mouth moving mouth noise mouth speak movement moving noise oral oral communication orate oration parlance particular people people communicate people speaking person person wording phone phone conversation police projection racism radio radio genre reality say say something saying saying something scandal sense sexual intercourse speak speak chat speak orate speak say speaking speaking action speaking speech speech spoken spoken communication stance tee teenaged too use use mouth using using voice viewpoint violence vocal vocal communication vocalization vocally voice voice communication voice making voice projection voices with mouth wording yack
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