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Webster 1913 Edition

Talking

Talk′ing

,
Adj.
1.
That talks; able to utter words;
as, a
talking
parrot
.
2.
Given to talk; loquacious.
The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade,
For
talking
age and whispering lovers made.
Goldsmith.

Webster 1828 Edition

Talking

TALKING

,
ppr.
tauk'ing. Conversing; speaking in familiar conversation. Matt.17.
1.
a. Given to talking; loquacious; as talking age.

TALKING

,
Noun.
tauk'ing. The act of conversing familiarly; as foolish talking. Eph.5.

Definition 2024

talking

talking

English

Noun

talking ‎(countable and uncountable, plural talkings)

  1. The action of the verb talk.
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 10, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant.
    • Anthony Trollope, Can You Forgive Her?
      He did not himself care for the loose little talkings, half flat and half sharp, of men when they meet together in idleness.

Verb

talking

  1. present participle of talk

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