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backtalks

backtalks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of backtalk.

Meaning of backtalk

Verb

backtalk (third-person singular simple present backtalks, present participle backtalking, simple past and past participle backtalked)

  1. (transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner.
    • Peter was sent to detention for backtalking the teacher.

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Questions about backtalks

What is backtalks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Backtalks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of backtalk.

Words near backtalks in the dictionary

  1. backtalk
  2. backtalked
  3. backtalker
  4. backtalkers
  5. backtalking
  6. backtalks
  7. backtaxi
  8. backtaxied
  9. backtaxies
  10. backtaxiing
  11. backtaxis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backtalks (page history and authors); backtalk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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