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talked in circles

talked in circles is the simple past and past participle of talk in circles.

Meaning of talk in circles

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To argue a point by repetition of the same theme, sometimes by using different words, but without making any progress.

Questions about talked in circles

What is talked in circles the simple past and past participle of?
Talked in circles is the simple past and past participle of talk in circles.

Words near talked in circles in the dictionary

  1. talked dirty
  2. talked down
  3. talked down to
  4. talked everything
  5. talked fast and loose
  6. talked in circles
  7. talked into
  8. talked like a book
  9. talked like an apothecary
  10. talked nasty
  11. talked out

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