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talk about

talk about verb: used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, imperative) Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
    • Talk about a loose cannon! Did you hear his TV speech?
    • "I should say yes," agreed George. "And talk about speed!" he added. "Wow! One ball he threw soaked me in the ear. I can feel it yet!" and he rubbed the side of his head reflectively.1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, chapter 1, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic, present, progressive, usually) Used to draw attention to the speaker's approval or affirmation of someone or something.
    • - I'm gonna wine you and dine you and give you everything you need.
      - Yes! Now that's what I'm talking about!
  3. (African-American Vernacular) To say; used before a direct quote or paraphrase.
    • Some nigga was saying something / Talking 'bout smoke something / "Hey, man, you remember me from school?" "No, not really" / But he kept smiling like a clown, facial expression looking silly / And he kept asking me, "What kinda car you drive?"1996, Andre Benjamin, Antwan A. Patton, “Elevators (Me & You)”, in ATLiens (CD), performed by Outkast, LaFace Records, →OCLC
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see talk, about.

talk about meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Arabic

talk about in Tamil

பேசு

talk about in Telugu

to talk about, speak of, mention, touch upon, refer to
ముచ్చటించు muccaṭiñcu

talk about in Arabic

Translations
تَكَلَّمَ فِي takallama fī, تَكَلَّمَ عَلَى takallama ʕalā

Synonyms of talk about

All synonyms of talk about

Forms of talk about

third-person singular presenttalks about
present participletalking about
past participletalked about
pasttalked about

Words formed from talk about

Questions about talk about

What does talk about mean?
Talk about means used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
What is talk about in Tamil?
Talk about in Tamil is பேசு. See Talk about meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is talk about?
Talk about is a verb.
What is the past tense of talk about?
The past tense of talk about is talked about.

Words near talk about in the dictionary

  1. talk
  2. talk a big game
  3. talk a blue streak
  4. talk a good game
  5. talk a mile a minute
  6. talk about
  7. talk about the weather
  8. talk against time
  9. talk aloud protocol
  10. talk aloud protocols
  11. talk and die syndrome

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Adapted from Wiktionary: talk about (page history and authors); talk about (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ముచ్చటించు (Telugu) (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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