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retalking

retalking is the present participle and gerund of retalk.

Meaning of retalk

Verb

retalk (third-person singular simple present retalks, present participle retalking, simple past and past participle retalked)

  1. (transitive) To talk again.
    • And so, they were off and running once more, as they talked and retalked the war, their past, and their lives. What was most real to Martin, Arden knew, were his memories and opinions.1995, Jekel, Pamela, Natchez : a novel of the deep South, Kensington Books, page 363

Questions about retalking

What is retalking the present participle and gerund of?
Retalking is the present participle and gerund of retalk.

Words near retalking in the dictionary

  1. retaliators
  2. retaliatory
  3. retaliatory tariff
  4. retalk
  5. retalked
  6. retalking
  7. retalks
  8. retallied
  9. retallies
  10. retally
  11. retallying

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