talk big
talk big verb: to brag; to exaggerate one's abilities or achievements.
Verb
talk big (third-person singular simple present talks big, present participle talking big, simple past and past participle talked big)
- To brag; to exaggerate one's abilities or achievements.
- Synonyms:
- talk a good game
talk big meaning in Malayalam, Kannada and Vietnamese
talk big in Malayalam
- boast, brag, crow
- വീമ്പിളക്കുക, പൊണ്ണക്കാര്യം പറയുക, പൊങ്ങച്ചം പറയുക, വമ്പുപറയുക, ഡീക്കടിക്കുക, ഡംഭുപറയക
talk big in Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡು, ದೊಡ್ಡತನ ತೋರಿಸು
talk big in Vietnamese
- brag
- nói khoác, nói phét
Synonyms of talk big
Forms of talk big
| third-person singular present | talks big |
|---|---|
| present participle | talking big |
| past participle | talked big |
| past | talked big |
Questions about talk big
- What does talk big mean?
- Talk big means to brag; to exaggerate one's abilities or achievements.
- What is talk big in Malayalam?
- Talk big in Malayalam is വീമ്പിളക്കുക, പൊണ്ണക്കാര്യം പറയുക, പൊങ്ങച്ചം പറയുക. See Talk big meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is talk big?
- Talk big is a verb.
- What is the past tense of talk big?
- The past tense of talk big is talked big.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: talk big (page history and authors); talk big (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); talk big (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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