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talking through

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

Meaning of talk through

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To tell (someone) step by step how to do something.
    • The dispatcher will have to talk him through landing the plane in the middle of a hurricane!
    Synonyms:
    walk through
  2. To comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it.
    • I'll talk him through the problem.

Questions about talking through

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

Words near talking through in the dictionary

  1. talking the ears off someone
  2. talking the hind leg off a donkey
  3. talking the hind legs off a donkey
  4. talking the leg off the Lamb of God
  5. talking the talk
  6. talking through
  7. talking through one's hat
  8. talking to
  9. talking to a brick wall
  10. talking to God
  11. talking to oneself

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