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talking out of

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

Meaning of talk out of

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.
    • My brother wanted a pet squirrel, but I talked him out of it.
    Antonyms:
    talk into

Questions about talking out of

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

Words near talking out of in the dictionary

  1. talking like an apothecary
  2. talking movie
  3. talking movies
  4. talking nasty
  5. talking out
  6. talking out of
  7. talking out of one's arse
  8. talking out of one's ass
  9. talking out of one's ear
  10. talking out of turn
  11. talking over

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