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talking phases

talking phases is the plural of talking phase.

Meaning of talking phase

Noun

talking phase (plural talking phases)

  1. The phase in the contact between people where romantic interest starts to develop.
    • The pressure men feel to fulfill the initiator function is directly linked to the ways in which they conceive of and utilize the group and talking phases of the relationship progression. It is not socially acceptable for a man to just ...2018 January 31, Dana M. Malone, From Single to Serious: Relationships, Gender, and Sexuality on American Evangelical Campuses (The American Campus), Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC

Questions about talking phases

What is talking phases the plural of?
Talking phases is the plural of talking phase.

Words near talking phases in the dictionary

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

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