talk
verb (used without object)
to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking.
was talking
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past progressiveof talk.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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As the latest boom was starting back in January 2025, almost nobody was talking about memory as the next great AI trade.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The vice president was talking about Richard Nixon.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
The "flexibility" he was talking about is, I understand, about the treatment of financial institutions.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
She was talking about journalists, but it can be just as true of novelists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The it she was talking about was me.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
