talk
tawk
- n an exchange of ideas via conversation
let's have more work and less talk around here - n discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
his poetry contains much talk about love and anger - n the act of giving a talk to an audience
I attended an interesting talk on local history - n a speech that is open to the public
- n idle gossip or rumor
there has been talk about you lately - v exchange thoughts; talk with
We often talk business
Actions talk louder than words - v express in speech
She talks a lot of nonsense - v use language
the baby talks already - v reveal information
If you don't oblige me, I'll talk! - v divulge confidential information or secrets
Be careful--his secretary talks - v deliver a lecture or talk
She will talk at Rutgers next week
- For the past two years, most CBS stations have been gamely running late-night movies, while NBC and ABC have done nothing but talk, talk with Johnny Carson and Joey Bishop.
- In today's final installment of that conversation with James Cuno, director of the Art Institute of Chicago, we talk about what it might take to make the Institute free to the .
- Talk radio trails only country music as the nation's most pervasive format; it commandeers more than 15% of the fragmented audience.