- present participle of talk.
talking
Example Sentences
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Visions of light, fields of talking flowers, moving patterns, and dense waves of dots would surround and consume her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
We’re talking about the survival of species — of everything that lives on Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
After Porter’s failed attempts to see copies of the master bills at his apartment in Koreatown, he started talking to neighbors having the same issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
They were each sentenced to 10 years in jail in February 2026, but Craig Foreman's sentence was extended by two years in July, which relatives say was for talking to the media from his cell.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Torak wondered why she was talking so much.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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