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talking over someone's head

talking over someone's head is the present participle and gerund of talk over someone's head.

Meaning of talk over someone's head

Verb

talk over someone's head (third-person singular simple present talks over someone's head, present participle talking over someone's head, simple past and past participle talked over someone's head)

  1. (idiomatic) To communicate something beyond the level of comprehension of the target.
    • NASA was often accused of talking over the public's head.2001, Dan Brown, Deception Point, Pocket Books, →ISBN

Questions about talking over someone's head

What is talking over someone's head the present participle and gerund of?
Talking over someone's head is the present participle and gerund of talk over someone's head.

Words near talking over someone's head in the dictionary

  1. talking out of one's arse
  2. talking out of one's ass
  3. talking out of one's ear
  4. talking out of turn
  5. talking over
  6. talking over someone's head
  7. talking past
  8. talking phase
  9. talking phases
  10. talking picture
  11. talking pictures

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