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Synonyms & Antonyms of talking
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talking
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talking
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of talking (Entry 3 of 3)
- the fire chief often talks at school assemblies about fire safety
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Phrases Synonymous with talking
- talked with our neighbor as we unloaded the groceries from the car
Synonyms for talking
- babbling,
- blabbing,
- cackling,
- chaffering
- [British],
- chattering,
- chatting,
- chinning
- [slang],
- conversing,
- gabbing,
- gabbling,
- gassing,
- jabbering,
- jawing,
- kibitzing
- (also kibbitzing),
- nattering,
- palavering,
- pattering,
- prating,
- prattling,
- rapping,
- rattling,
- running on,
- schmoozing
- (or shmoozing),
- twittering,
- visiting
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Phrases Synonymous with talking
- you're talking nonsense: take a minute and think about what you are trying to say, and then start speaking
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Near Antonyms for talking
- after being threatened, the eyewitness started talking at length about what he had seen in the alley
Synonyms for talking
- finking,
- grassing (on)
- [British slang],
- informing,
- ratting (on),
- singing,
- snitching,
- splitting (on)
- [British],
- squeaking,
- squealing,
- telling (on)
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Phrases Synonymous with talking
- you're a fine one to talk about your sister's marital problems when you have had plenty of your own
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“Talking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking. Accessed 22 May. 2022.
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