talking
(a.)說話的,多嘴的,富有表情的講話,談論
talking
通話 有聲
talk v. i. [imp. & p. p. talked p. pr. & vb. n. talking.]
1. To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.
I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following, but I will not eat with you. --Shak.
2. To confer; to reason; to consult.
Let me talk with thee of thy judgments. --Jer. xii. 1.
3. To prate; to speak impertinently. [Colloq.]
To talk of, to relate; to tell; to give an account of; as, authors talk of the wonderful remains of Palmyra. “The natural histories of Switzerland talk much of the fall of these rocks, and the great damage done.” --Addison.
To talk to, to advise or exhort, or to reprove gently; as, I will talk to my son respecting his conduct. [Colloq.]
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Talk·ing, a.
1. That talks; able to utter words; as, a talking parrot.
2. Given to talk; loquacious.
The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade,
For talking age and whispering lovers made. --Goldsmith.
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talking
adj : uttering speech; "talking heads" [syn: talking(a)]
n : an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work
and less talk around here" [syn: talk]