talkier; talkiest
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: containing too much talk
Examples of talky in a Sentence
She was in a talky mood.
a talky coworker who will corner you at your desk for hours with stories about his vacation
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Some dismiss Ryan's talkier stretches as Greatest Generation veneration.
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Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
But Rodrigo, one-time Disney Channel starlet, knows better than to let herself be reduced to that girl who makes talky retro pop-punk.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 June 2026
Swanberg has now gone from someone making talky, provocative and at times controversial films about the lives of post-collegiate 20-somethings to exploring the nuances and specifics of being a 44-year-old divorced father of two still trying to figure out his place in the world.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
This talky dramedy finds the film’s three top-tier actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider marooned just off the New England coast in 1974.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
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Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
But Rodrigo, one-time Disney Channel starlet, knows better than to let herself be reduced to that girl who makes talky retro pop-punk.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 June 2026
Swanberg has now gone from someone making talky, provocative and at times controversial films about the lives of post-collegiate 20-somethings to exploring the nuances and specifics of being a 44-year-old divorced father of two still trying to figure out his place in the world.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
This talky dramedy finds the film’s three top-tier actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider marooned just off the New England coast in 1974.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for talky
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“Talky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talky. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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