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talking to a brick wall

talking to a brick wall is the present participle and gerund of talk to a brick wall.

Meaning of talk to a brick wall

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate object.
    • She never listens. We might as well talk to a brickwall.

Questions about talking to a brick wall

What is talking to a brick wall the present participle and gerund of?
Talking to a brick wall is the present participle and gerund of talk to a brick wall.

Words near talking to a brick wall in the dictionary

  1. talking the leg off the Lamb of God
  2. talking the talk
  3. talking through
  4. talking through one's hat
  5. talking to
  6. talking to a brick wall
  7. talking to God
  8. talking to oneself
  9. talking to Ralph on the big white telephone
  10. talking to the fist
  11. talking to the hand

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