Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The action of the verb talk.

    1864–65, 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.

More definitions
  • an exchange of ideas via conversation

Origin

From Middle English talkynge. By surface analysis, talk + -ing.

From Middle English talkynge. By surface analysis, talk + -ing.

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Forms

plural: talkings
Singulartalking
Pluraltalkings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an exchange of ideas via conversation:talk

Word family

5 related words

See also

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