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talk
noun as in speech, address to group
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allocution, declamation, descant, discourse, disquisition, dissertation, epilogue, exhortation, expatiation, harangue, homily, monologue, oration, peroration, recitation, screed, sermon, spiel
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noun as in gossip
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allusion, badinage, banter, blather, bombast, bunk, buzz, cant, chat, chatter, chitchat, cry, gab, grapevine, hearsay, hint, innuendo, insinuation, jaw, jive, lip, noise, nonsense, palaver, persiflage, prose, racket, raillery, rot, rubbish, rumble, scuttlebutt, trash, yarn
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noun as in discussion
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argument, conference, consultation, conversation, deliberation, dialogue, interview, meeting, negotiation, seminar, symposium, visit
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colloquy, conclave, confabulation, earful, encounter, huddle, palaver, parlance, parley, spiel, ventilation
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noun as in communication with language
verb as in produce words; inform
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articulate, babble, broach, chant, chatter, confess, converse, divulge, drawl, drone, gab, gabble, gossip, influence, intone, notify, palaver, parley, patter, persuade, prate, prattle, pronounce, rhapsodize, soliloquize, spout, squeak, squeal, utter, verbalize, voice, yak
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comment on, flap one's tongue, give voice to, run on, spill the beans, talk one's leg off, tell all, ventriloquize
verb as in discuss with another
verb as in address group
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accost, discourse, harangue, induce, influence, lecture, orate, persuade, sermonize, spiel, spout, stump, sway
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deliver a speech, give a talk, give speech, hold forth, prelect
Example Sentences
And it was down to the pair largely keeping calm in the face of American abuse, rarely rising to the bait and, ultimately, letting their golf do the talking.
Starbucks contends that the union is to blame for stalled contract talks by walking away from negotiations last winter.
"We can talk about the owners backing him, but ultimately it's just not working."
“You’re talking about three years to start seeing some considerable building happening, and probably more like five years for something happening at some big level. But it could take up to 10 years,” Kawahara said.
He inserted himself into the talks, arranging meetings in a bugged office building that allowed federal agents to record every word.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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