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speak out of turn

speak out of turn is the alternative form of talk out of turn.

Meaning of talk out of turn

Verb

talk out of turn (third-person singular simple present talks out of turn, present participle talking out of turn, simple past and past participle talked out of turn)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.
    • Wherever she was, she always essayed the leading social role; and it was seldom that a woman said to her: "Mrs. Volante, you are talking out of turn."1894, George Putnam, “A Lady of the Line,”, in Scribner's Magazine, volume 15, page 255

Forms of speak out of turn

third-person singular presentspeaks out of turn
present participlespeaking out of turn
pastspoke out of turn
past participlespoken out of turn

Questions about speak out of turn

What is speak out of turn the alternative form of?
Speak out of turn is the alternative form of talk out of turn.

Words near speak out of turn in the dictionary

  1. speak of the devil and he appears
  2. speak of the devil and he shall appear
  3. speak one's conscience
  4. speak one's mind
  5. speak out
  6. speak out of turn
  7. speak softly and carry a big stick
  8. speak someone's language
  9. speak to
  10. speak too soon
  11. speak truth to power

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Adapted from Wiktionary: speak out of turn (page history and authors); talk out of turn (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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