talk out
Britishverb
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(tr) to resolve or eliminate by talking
they talked out their differences
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(tr) to block (a bill, etc) in a legislative body by lengthy discussion
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to dissuade from by talking
she was talked out of marriage
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Discuss a matter exhaustively, as in We talked out our marital problems with the therapist . [c. 1900] Also see talked out .
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Resolve or settle by discussion, as in Karen felt she and her father should talk out their differences . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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I agree it’s easier to talk out loud than write thoughts down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Whenever he would call me about a new script, we’d talk out what’s in my head in the version of events that led me down this path.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
As a parent, the first time I saw one of my sons talk out of their posterior on a subject they knew nothing about, I laughed.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025
I call my classroom a “brave space” so that we could talk out any differences or disagreements and try to understand each other’s perspectives.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2023
One night as I sat on the floor rocking, sleepless, deranged by exhaustion, cradling this innocent wreck of a baby, I just started to talk out loud.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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