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talking into

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

Meaning of talk into

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To convince (someone) by talking and suggesting.
    • At the beginning, I wasn't keen on working the weekend shift, but my boss talked me into it.
    Antonyms:
    talk out of

Questions about talking into

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

Words near talking into in the dictionary

  1. talking film
  2. talking films
  3. talking head
  4. talking heads
  5. talking in circles
  6. talking into
  7. talking like a book
  8. talking like an apothecary
  9. talking movie
  10. talking movies
  11. talking nasty

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