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talking around

talking around is the present participle and gerund of talk around.

Meaning of talk around

Verb

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

  1. To persuade someone by spoken arguments.

Questions about talking around

What is talking around the present participle and gerund of?
Talking around is the present participle and gerund of talk around.

Words near talking around in the dictionary

  1. talking a good game
  2. talking a mile a minute
  3. talking about
  4. talking about the weather
  5. talking against time
  6. talking around
  7. talking at
  8. talking back
  9. talking big
  10. talking blues
  11. talking board

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