Synonyms of talking

talking 1 of 3

adjective

as in speaking

Related Words

• speaking
• communicative
• articulate
• talkative
• voluble
• well-spoken
• vocal
• loquacious
• talky
• outspoken
• eloquent
• fluent
• gabby
• garrulous
• glib
• unreserved
• facile
• silver-tongued
• smooth-tongued

Dissimilar Words

• silent
• mute
• mum
• speechless
• muted
• wordless
• uncommunicative
• inarticulate
• voiceless
• tongue-tied
• nonvocal

talking

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noun

as in communication

Related Words

• speaking
• communication
• eloquence
• fluency
• volubility
• talkativeness
• loquacity
• loquaciousness
• garrulousness
• chattiness
• talkiness
• verbosity
• wordiness
• windiness
• verboseness

Dissimilar Words

• silence
• stillness
• speechlessness
• muteness
• inarticulateness
• reticence
• voicelessness
• reserve
• taciturnity
• inarticulacy
• reticency

talking

3 of 3

verb

present participle of talk

1

as in lecturing

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

the fire chief often talks at school assemblies about fire safety

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speaking
• lecturing
• discoursing
• expatiating
• holding forth
• haranguing
• declaiming
• orating
• taking the floor
• descanting
• soliloquizing
• pontificating
• expounding
• reciting
• mouthing
• sermonizing
• disserting
• spouting
• filibustering

2

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

talked with our neighbor as we unloaded the groceries from the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatting
• conversing
• discussing
• chattering
• rattling
• gabbing
• visiting
• jabbering
• babbling
• blabbing
• nattering
• schmoozing
• prattling
• prating
• gossiping
• gabbling
• jawing
• cackling
• rapping
• kibitzing
• pattering
• twittering
• gassing
• blowing smoke
• chinning
• running on
• palavering
• chaffering
• talking a blue streak
• shooting the breeze
• chewing the fat
• tattling
• yapping
• yakking
• yammering
• expatiating
• descanting

3

as in saying

to express (a thought or emotion) in words

you're talking nonsense: take a minute and think about what you are trying to say, and then start speaking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saying
• telling
• speaking
• uttering
• discussing
• sharing
• stating
• articulating
• verbalizing
• giving
• putting
• vocalizing
• announcing
• shouting
• enunciating
• passing
• bringing out
• posting
• looking
• voicing
• publishing
• whispering
• putting into words
• proclaiming
• blurting
• sounding
• airing
• ventilating
• declaring
• commenting
• venting
• affirming
• broadcasting
• advertising
• asserting
• promulgating
• blabbering
• publicizing
• breathing
• murmuring
• alleging
• mouthing
• chirping
• remarking
• gasping
• getting off
• formulating
• spouting
• purring
• blazing
• drawling
• bolting
• shooting
• avowing
• clothing
• spluttering
• averring
• phrasing
• snarling
• wording
• couching
• avouching
• lipping
• ripping (out)
• formulizing
• piping up (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• stifling

4

as in informing

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities

after being threatened, the eyewitness started talking at length about what he had seen in the alley

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informing
• singing
• betraying
• squeaking
• squealing
• snitching
• telling (on)
• splitting (on)
• finking
• grassing (on)
• ratting (on)
• dropping a dime (on)
• selling (out)
• crossing
• blabbing
• tattling
• turning in
• backstabbing
• giving away
• double-crossing
• tipping (off)
• two-timing

5

as in gossiping

to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature

you're a fine one to talk about your sister's marital problems when you have had plenty of your own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gossiping
• telling
• blabbing
• dishing
• tattling
• revealing
• wagging
• circulating
• confiding
• implying
• disclosing
• hinting
• suggesting
• informing
• spilling the beans
• reporting
• divulging
• intimating
• blabbering
• squealing
• spilling
• babbling
• rumoring
• insinuating
• snitching
• tipping (off)
• letting on
• bandying (about)
• noising (about or abroad)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shutting up
• clamming up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of talking

Noun

Socialists call themselves crazy and that’s a campaign talking point. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

In fact, the pre-fall collections made a strong case for letting your shoes do all the talking. — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026

The earrings immediately became a talking point because their history is so recognizable. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2026

But once the ball went in the air, her team did the rest of the talking. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Maresca seems intent on letting his team’s football do the talking, but perhaps one day that will change. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

The Grain Hauler Racing the Harvest Window For an ag hauler, the calendar does the talking. — Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 11 Aug. 2026

Roberts wrote talking points, speeches, and op-eds arguing against such a change. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

His play was the primary talking point after the fantastic preseason contest, which ended in a 33-30 Panthers' win. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026

Verb

Two economists talking Acemoglu points to his relationship with his former colleague and fellow star economist, Stanford’s Erik Brynjolffson, as a model for how the AI debate could go. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

But how much eye contact is the appropriate amount when talking or listening to another person? — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

When the Reykjavik meeting took place, no one was looking ahead to the collapse of the Soviet Union; Kremlin watchers were, mostly, relieved to see a Soviet general secretary and an American president talking with each other. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Don’t put off talking with him, even if the subject is uncomfortable for one or both of you. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

Aicher is moving arms and legs and talking, but complaining of neck pain. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

The boy wasn’t talking, unlike other toddlers his age who are typically using simple words and phrases. — Jackie Mader, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026

One of the employees engages with the gunman, talking with him and allowing others coming down the trail time to escape, according to the video. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

So, yeah, a lot of talking to him about casting and where the script was going and all of that. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing talking

• talking point