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

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The next few clips show the pair walking through the empty rooms, sharing a kiss and seemingly talking out some design options for the property. Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 20 June 2025 There were numerous examples of the committee paying too little attention to schedule strength, over-emphasizing the number of losses, making hypocritical decisions and talking out of both sides of its mouth. Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 20 June 2025 Here’s What To Look For To Break Free To truly break free from such tactics, the inner work becomes about finding your way back to you and rebuilding the part of you that knows what’s true before it gets talked out of it. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025 The bracket’s main enemies both got to be the unlucky recipient of the judges talking out of both sides of their mouths this week. Chris Feil, Vulture, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for talk out

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk out was in 1662

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“Talk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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