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talking to oneself

talking to oneself is the present participle and gerund of talk to oneself.

Meaning of talk to oneself

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To say one's thoughts aloud, particularly while also not conversing with anyone else.
    • He has a really bad habit of talking to himself in public.

Questions about talking to oneself

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

Words near talking to oneself in the dictionary

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

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