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talking a big game

talking a big game is the present participle and gerund of talk a big game.

Meaning of talk a big game

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of talk a good game.
    • That’s one way to understand Apple’s empty message about privacy. Tim Cook talks a big game, but at the end of the day, his company is allowing the surveillance-capitalism atrocities it claims to oppose.2019 January 31, Ian Bogost, “Apple’s Empty Grandstanding About Privacy”, in The Atlantic

Questions about talking a big game

What is talking a big game the present participle and gerund of?
Talking a big game is the present participle and gerund of talk a big game.

Words near talking a big game in the dictionary

  1. talkily
  2. talkin
  3. talkin'
  4. talkiness
  5. talking
  6. talking a big game
  7. talking a blue streak
  8. talking a good game
  9. talking a mile a minute
  10. talking about
  11. talking about the weather

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