talk about

verb

talked about; talking about; talks about

1

: to say words in order to express one's thoughts, feelings, opinions, etc., about (something)

She still talks about your wedding and how perfect it was.

2

: to discuss

We were talking about last night's game.

3

: to discuss the personal lives of (other people) : to gossip

It's rude to talk about people behind their back(s).

4

: to mean

—used in the phrase "What are you/they talking about?" or "What is he/she talking about?" to show that one is confused, worried, upset, etc., about something that someone has just said

Not done well? What are you talking about? I did what you told me to do.

5

informal

—used to emphasize the size, amount, or extent of something

Talk about having a bad day. I had the worst day ever!

Examples of talk about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That didn’t stop more controversy from falling on the conference’s doorstep Saturday night, when one more play produced a conclusion that will likely be talked about for decades. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Migraine is invisible, and when nobody talks about a condition that can’t be seen, skepticism and doubt fill the silence. — Brian T. Bailey, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

The Mets typically used him for 2-3 innings, stretching him out to about 50 pitches, and talked about using him as a starter, though that never came to fruition. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

He’s been talking about vanity projects as one source put it to me. — NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for talk about

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout