Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "talking" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Causes

annoying other people attempting to communicate being heard boredom causing air molecules to vibrate changing behavior communicating ideas and experiences communicating with others communication conversation diminished listening distraction dry mouth exchange of ideas eye contact gaining new information headaches hurt feelings laughing listening to look like idiot making sound misunderstandings noise not listening obtaining information people to insulted people to listen revelation sharing information sore throat sound throat pain understanding

Defined As

most common form of socialising

Derived Terms

do the talking look who's talking now you're talking shit talking talking blues talking book talking circle talking clock talking drum talking drummer talking head talking point talking shop talking statue talking-to that's what I'm talking about trash-talking

Derived From

talk

Inflected/Variant Forms

talk

Prerequisites

being alive exhalation of breath knowing language language lot of intelligence mouth speaking from mouth speech tongue tongue lips and vocal cords voice

Subevents

ask question breathe choke on food cough debate discuss mysteries of universe laughing lie listening mouth gets dry open close mouth others might listen pausing to cough or sneeze scratch head sharing of ideas sneeze speak story might told stutter stuttering think use hands to emphasize using face muscles walking

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

conversation

Type Of (IsA)

example of communication form of communication human activity human behavior intelligent agent activity louder than whispering performing speech using language

Related Terms

fast talking sweet talking talk talking about talking around talking back talking blue streak talking down talking in circles talking mile minute talking out talking over talking past talking shop talking smack talking through one's hat talking trash talking turkey talking up

Synonym Network

talk

Used For

communicating thoughts communicating with another individual communicating with boss communicating with family communicating with friends communicating with stanger communication communication between people conveying information to within earshot conveying meaning verbally diverting attention from else expressing and communicating thoughts and ideas expressing yourself verbally getting directions getting information getting point across gossip instructing others keeping vocal chords in shape know other people making friends making point responding to others share knowledge sharing information speech surviving working

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.