talk of
phrasal verb
talked of; talking of; talks of
: to speak or write about (someone or something) : to mention (a subject) in speech or writing
It was the first time she talked of going to law school.
She never talks of her suffering during the war.
In the letter, he talked of feeling ill.
(British) Talking of Jill, where is she?
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For all the talk of secondary enforcement, the application has been selective, incoherent, and easily dismissed.
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Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Generators help when the sky goes sideways Portable backup generators are the talk of modern storm tech prep.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Proponents often trot out comparisons to past transitions, talking of Vaudevillian actors transitioning to the new-fangled silent cinema, silent film actors making the difficult move into talkies, all the way up to animation voiceover and motion capture.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Amid the talk of more fractured rights, Barkley also misses the part where the NBA actually makes efforts to ensure the league is more accessible here, even while increasing its revenues.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Generators help when the sky goes sideways Portable backup generators are the talk of modern storm tech prep.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Proponents often trot out comparisons to past transitions, talking of Vaudevillian actors transitioning to the new-fangled silent cinema, silent film actors making the difficult move into talkies, all the way up to animation voiceover and motion capture.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Amid the talk of more fractured rights, Barkley also misses the part where the NBA actually makes efforts to ensure the league is more accessible here, even while increasing its revenues.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Talk of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20of. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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