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talking someone's head off

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

Meaning of talk someone's head off

Verb

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

  1. (US, figuratively, informal) Synonym of talk someone's ear off.

Questions about talking someone's head off

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

Words near talking someone's head off in the dictionary

  1. talking shops
  2. talking smack
  3. talking someone under the table
  4. talking someone's arm off
  5. talking someone's ear off
  6. talking someone's head off
  7. talking someone's leg off
  8. talking statue
  9. talking statues
  10. talking stick
  11. talking sticks

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