talk

lecture

allocution declamation descant discourse disquisition dissertation epilogue exhortation expatiation harangue homily monologue oration peroration recitation screed sermon spiel

chalk talk prelection

listening silence

conversation report rumor

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

hot air idle talk small talk tête-à-tête

quiet silence

evidence possessions proof reality sense truth

listening

argument conference consultation conversation deliberation dialogue interview meeting negotiation seminar symposium visit

colloquy conclave confabulation earful encounter huddle palaver parlance parley spiel ventilation

eyeball-to-eyeball interlocution straight talk

listening silence

speech

argot chatter dialect discourse jargon lingo locution parlance patois slang speaking utterance verbalization vocalization words

silence standard

listening

chat communicate describe express reveal say sing speak tell

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

comment on flap one's tongue give voice to run on spill the beans talk one's leg off tell all ventriloquize

be quiet conceal cover listen suppress

be silent hide secrete

refrain refuse

argue confer consult contact exchange huddle interact interview negotiate reach out visit

canvass chew collogue commune confabulate confide deliberate dialogue groupthink interface network palaver parley reason relate touch vent

be in contact carry on conversation engage in conversation go into a huddle have a meet hold discussion join in conversation keep in touch thrash out touch base

conceal hide secrete

listen refrain refuse

pitch speak

accost discourse harangue induce influence lecture orate persuade sermonize spiel spout stump sway

deliver a speech give a talk give speech hold forth prelect

be quiet discourage hinder prevent

listen refrain refuse