talking over

present participle of talk over

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of talking over Her commentary ascends into a full monologue, pulling focus from her perch in the background and eventually outright talking over Harrelson. Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025 Prescott emerged from the Cowboys' huddle to meet Carter, who had walked toward Prescott as officials were talking over a penalty on the opening kickoff. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025 That can be talking over comms with the player, offering up options to tackle objectives, or — in the example in our demo — helping out with air support and targeting enemies from outside the ship. Echo Apsey, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talking over
Verb
  • Ballerini also fielded questions from patients, discussing preferred superpowers and her favorite fast food.
    Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • After the passage of a new state law, Louisville officials are discussing where freestanding birthing centers could open in the city.
    Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On Sept 5, 2024, a year before his death, Charlie Kirk was debating at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
    Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The effect is to infuse the story with an undeniable and knowing nostalgia; how quaint, at Alma’s party, to find everyone debating matters of representational consequence.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Talking over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking%20over. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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