talk out

verb

talked out; talking out; talks out

transitive verb

: to clarify or settle by oral discussion

Examples of talk out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But Trump could be talked out of things in his first term, Bolton said. David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024 In some ways, President Biden has been talking out of two [sides] of his mouth. Sean Rameswaram, Vox, 29 May 2024 None of this is revolutionary or talking out of school. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2024 There’s also been a lot of talk out of Washington about jump-starting clean energy projects, especially with solar energy on federal lands in Arizona and the West. Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for talk out 

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Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk out was in 1954

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“Talk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20out. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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