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talking past

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

Meaning of talk past

Verb

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

  1. To talk at cross purposes with; to speak in such a way that a listener fails to understand one's meaning.

Questions about talking past

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

Words near talking past in the dictionary

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

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