Text: 1 to give a formal often extended talk on a subject<detective Connolly often talks at school assemblies about safety>Synonymsdeclaim, descant, discourse, expatiate, harangue, lecture, orate, speakRelated Wordsrecite, soliloquize; mouth, spout; filibuster; stump; eulogizePhraseshold forth, take the floor 2 to engage in casual or rambling conversation<talked with our neighbor as we unloaded the groceries from the car>— see chat 3 to express (a thought or emotion) in words<you're talking nonsense: take a minute and think about what you are trying to say, and then start speaking>— see say 1 4 to give information (as to the authorities) about anotherʼs improper or unlawful activities<after being threatened, the man started talking at length about what he had seen in the alley>— see squeal 1 5 to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature<you're a fine one to talk about your sister's boy problems when you have had plenty of your own>— see gossip

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