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 • Mar. 9, 2026

Seth Hays, author of the Asia AI Policy Monitor newsletter, said talk at the summit would likely centre around "ensuring that governments put up some guardrails, but don't throttle AI development".

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

During a talk at a Wolfe Research conference on Wednesday, Micron CFO Mark Murphy called the reports “inaccurate” and said that the company’s HBM4 is in high-volume production.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

But after giving a talk at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh in 2023 about diversity in agriculture, he was "inundated" with interest about setting up something in Scotland.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

“Jack, let’s talk at home,” his mom said.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty