talk at

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to speak to (a person) in a way that indicates a response is not really wanted

   I wish he'd talk to me rather than at me

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talk at Idioms  

1. Speak to someone without regard for or interest in his or her reaction or response. For example, She had a way of talking at us that was quite unpleasant. [First half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

She got into her rehearsal dinner, and she was like, “Guys, just so everyone knows, everyone has to get off the WiFi because Charly needs it. And we all have to talk at a whisper.”

From Los Angeles Times

“But I heard three other players say the exact same sentence and didn’t get a tech. And that’s my problem, you know, I was trying not to talk at all. This is the first thing I said — no warning or nothing.”

From Los Angeles Times

We didn’t talk at this table, and that was that.

From Literature

Mama wouldn’t listen to that kind of talk at all.

From Literature

She instead gave a talk at the women’s prison.

From The Wall Street Journal