talking
Syllables: talk·ingUK/ˈtɔːkɪŋ//ˈtɔkɪŋ/
talking noun: the action of the verb talk. Also the present participle and gerund of talk.
Noun
talking (countable and uncountable, plural talkings)
- The action of the verb talk.
- It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- He did not himself care for the loose little talkings, half flat and half sharp, of men when they meet together in idleness.1864–65, Anthony Trollope, Can You Forgive Her?
Also used as
talking is also the present participle and gerund of talk.
talking meaning in Gujarati, Odia and Nepali
talking in Gujarati
- વાત કરે છે
talking in Odia
- କଥାବାର୍ତ୍ତା କରୁଛନ୍ତି
talking in Nepali
- कुरा गर्दै
Forms of talking
| plural | talkings |
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Origin of talking
From Middle English talkynge. By surface analysis, talk + -ing.
From Middle English talkyng, talkynge. By surface analysis, talk + -ing.
Words formed from talking
- do the talking
- finger-talking
- talking blues
- talking circle
- talking trash
- talmbout
- trash talking
- look who's talking
- now you're talking
- shit talking
- talking book
- talking clock
- talking drum
- talking drummer
- talking head
- talking point
- talking shop
- talking statue
- talking-to
- that's what I'm talking about
- trash-talking
Phrases with talking
- talking at
- talking to
- talking up
- talking big
- talking out
- talking tos
- talking back
- talking cock
- talking down
- talking film
- talking into
- talking over
84 more phrasesFewer phrases
- talking past
- talking shit
- sleep talking
- smack talking
- talking about
- talking board
- talking books
- talking dirty
- talking drums
- talking films
- talking heads
- talking movie
- talking nasty
- talking phase
- talking round
- talking sense
- talking shops
- talking smack
- talking stick
- finger talking
- smooth talking
- talking around
- talking boards
- talking clocks
- talking movies
- talking out of
- talking phases
- talking points
- talking sticks
- talking to God
- talking turkey
- did the talking
- talking catfish
- talking circles
- talking down to
- talking picture
- talking statues
- talking through
- does the talking
- done the talking
- on talking terms
- talking drummers
- talking pictures
- talking the talk
- doing the talking
- now we're talking
- talking catfishes
- hark who's talking
- talking a big game
- talking everything
- talking in circles
- talking to oneself
- talking a good game
- talking like a book
- talking out of turn
- talking to the fist
- talking to the hand
- talking against time
- talking a blue streak
- like talking to a wall
- talking fast and loose
- talking truth to power
- talking a mile a minute
- talking to a brick wall
- talking out of one's ass
- talking out of one's ear
- talking about the weather
- talking out of one's arse
- talking someone's arm off
- talking someone's ear off
- talking someone's leg off
- talking through one's hat
- talking like an apothecary
- talking someone's head off
- talking over someone's head
- like talking to a brick wall
- talking the ears off someone
- talking the ears off a donkey
- talking someone under the table
- talking the hind leg off a donkey
- talking the hind legs off a donkey
- talking the leg off the Lamb of God
- you don't know what you're talking about
- talking to Ralph on the big white telephone
Words that rhyme with talking
Questions about talking
- What does talking mean?
- Talking means the action of the verb talk.
- What is talking in Gujarati?
- Talking in Gujarati is વાત કરે છે. See Talking meaning in Gujarati.
- What part of speech is talking?
- Talking is a noun.
- How do you pronounce talking?
- Talking is pronounced /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of talking?
- The plural of talking is talkings.
Words near talking in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: talking (page history and authors); talking (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talking (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); talking (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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