talks out of turn
talks out of turn is the third-person singular simple present indicative of talk out of turn.
Meaning of talk out of turn
Verb
talk out of turn (third-person singular simple present talks out of turn, present participle talking out of turn, simple past and past participle talked out of turn)
- To make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.
- Wherever she was, she always essayed the leading social role; and it was seldom that a woman said to her: "Mrs. Volante, you are talking out of turn."1894, George Putnam, “A Lady of the Line,”, in Scribner's Magazine, volume 15, page 255
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- Talks out of turn is the third-person singular simple present indicative of talk out of turn.
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