talk
verb (used without object)
to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking.
talking
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present participleof talk.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The said the new rules had been a "big talking topic" among workers since the announcement last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Or, at least that’s how I’d pitch a meta horror-thriller about watching Netflix’s abysmal new horror-thriller, “The Whisper Man,” a film so painfully, obviously bad that even talking about how terrible it is seems redundant.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Lilith Fair was the awesome thing to do with your friends; it’s what everybody was talking about back then.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Yields on long-dated government bonds are rising across the world, and the reaction among the financial press and talking heads is a mini-panic: Oh no, the debt crisis has finally arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
I keep talking, tripping over my words, try to crack his icy stare.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
