talk back

verb

talked back; talking back; talks back

intransitive verb

: to answer impertinently

Examples of talk back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now a new generation of devices is trying to do something the read-only wearable never could, talk back to the body. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

He was uncaught by any orthodoxy, would talk back to any authority, and often voiced the unwelcome but true intrusive thought. — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Washington and Tehran are working to get technical talks back on track after a postponement that saw US Vice President JD Vance scrap his trip to Switzerland for negotiations. — Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 20 June 2026

Curiously, though, Siri didn’t talk back in the demos. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026

Rhymes for talk back

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback