Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  talk 
 
  4  of  6  senses  of  talk 
 
  Sense  1 
  talk,  speak 
  =>  continue,  go  on  carry  on  proceed 
  =>  discourse 
  =>  pontificate 
  =>  orate 
  =>  talk  down 
  =>  spiel 
  =>  dogmatize 
  =>  cheek 
  =>  level 
  =>  talk  turkey 
  =>  monologuize,  soliloquize 
  =>  converse,  discourse 
  =>  chat  up  flirt,  dally,  butterfly,  coquet,  coquette,  romance,  philander,  mash 
  =>  gossip 
  =>  rap 
 
  Sense  2 
  talk,  speak,  utter,  mouth,  verbalize 
  =>  read 
  =>  vocalize,  phonate 
  =>  troll 
  =>  begin 
  =>  lip  off  shoot  one's  mouth  off 
  =>  shout 
  =>  whisper 
  =>  speak  up 
  =>  snap,  snarl 
  =>  enthuse 
  =>  speak  in  tongues 
  =>  swallow 
  =>  whiff 
  =>  talk  of  talk  about 
  =>  blubber,  blubber  out 
  =>  drone,  drone  on 
  =>  bumble,  stutter,  stammer,  falter 
  =>  rasp 
  =>  blurt  out  blurt,  blunder  out  ejaculate 
  =>  inflect,  modulate 
  =>  deliver,  present 
  =>  generalize,  generalise 
  =>  chatter,  piffle,  palaver,  prate,  tittle-tattle,  twaddle,  clack,  maunder,  prattle,  blab,  gibber,  tattle,  blabber,  gabble 
  =>  chatter 
  =>  yack,  jaw,  yack  away  rattle  on  yap  away 
  =>  open  up 
  =>  snivel,  whine 
  =>  murmur 
  =>  mumble,  mutter,  maunder,  mussitate 
  =>  slur 
  =>  bark 
  =>  bay 
  =>  rant,  mouth  off  jabber,  spout,  rabbit  on  rave 
  =>  hiss,  sizz,  siss,  sibilate 
  =>  cackle 
  =>  babble 
  =>  chant,  intone 
  =>  gulp 
  =>  sing 
 
  Sense  3 
  speak,  talk 
  =>  run  on 
  =>  smatter 
  =>  slang 
 
  Sense  6 
  lecture,  talk 
  =>  preach,  prophesy 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  talk 
 
  4  of  6  senses  of  talk 
 
  Sense  1 
  talk,  speak 
  =>  continue,  go  on  carry  on  proceed 
  =>  segue 
  =>  ramble  on  ramble,  jog 
  =>  discourse 
  =>  pontificate 
  =>  orate 
  =>  talk  down 
  =>  spiel 
  =>  dogmatize 
  =>  cheek 
  =>  level 
  =>  talk  turkey 
  =>  monologuize,  soliloquize 
  =>  converse,  discourse 
  =>  argue,  contend,  debate,  fence 
  =>  stickle 
  =>  spar 
  =>  quibble,  niggle,  pettifog,  bicker,  squabble,  brabble 
  =>  quarrel,  dispute,  scrap,  argufy,  altercate 
  =>  brawl,  wrangle 
  =>  spat 
  =>  polemize,  polemicize,  polemicise 
  =>  fall  out 
  =>  oppose 
  =>  contest,  contend,  repugn 
  =>  challenge,  dispute,  gainsay 
  =>  call 
  =>  call 
  =>  interview,  question 
  =>  interview 
  =>  interview 
  =>  chat,  confabulate,  confab,  chitchat,  chatter,  chaffer,  natter,  gossip,  jaw,  claver,  visit 
  =>  shmooze,  shmoose,  schmooze,  schmoose,  jawbone 
  =>  chat  up  flirt,  dally,  butterfly,  coquet,  coquette,  romance,  philander,  mash 
  =>  wanton 
  =>  vamp 
  =>  gossip 
  =>  rumor,  rumour,  bruit 
  =>  rap 
 
  Sense  2 
  talk,  speak,  utter,  mouth,  verbalize 
  =>  read 
  =>  dictate 
  =>  call 
  =>  vocalize,  phonate 
  =>  troll 
  =>  begin 
  =>  lip  off  shoot  one's  mouth  off 
  =>  shout 
  =>  yell,  scream 
  =>  holler,  holler  out 
  =>  thunder,  roar 
  =>  bawl,  bellow 
  =>  whisper 
  =>  speak  up 
  =>  snap,  snarl 
  =>  enthuse 
  =>  rhapsodize,  rhapsodise 
  =>  speak  in  tongues 
  =>  swallow 
  =>  whiff 
  =>  talk  of  talk  about 
  =>  discuss,  talk  over 
  =>  negociate,  negotiate,  talk  terms 
  =>  intercede,  mediate,  intermediate,  liaise,  arbitrate 
  =>  treat 
  =>  horse-trade 
  =>  parley 
  =>  palaver 
  =>  dicker,  bargain 
  =>  haggle,  higgle,  chaffer,  huckster 
  =>  beat  down  bargain  down 
  =>  broker 
  =>  powwow 
  =>  debate,  deliberate 
  =>  consider,  debate,  moot,  turn  over  deliberate 
  =>  wrestle 
  =>  think  twice 
  =>  bandy,  kick  around 
  =>  moderate,  chair,  lead 
  =>  advise,  counsel 
  =>  urge,  urge  on  press,  exhort 
  =>  push  bear  on 
  =>  nudge 
  =>  bull,  bull  through 
  =>  preach,  advocate 
  =>  sermonize,  sermonise,  preachify,  moralize,  moralise 
  =>  dissuade,  deter 
  =>  talk  out  of 
  =>  warn,  discourage,  admonish,  monish 
  =>  tip  off 
  =>  misadvise,  misadvize,  misguide 
  =>  propound 
  =>  consult 
  =>  contraindicate 
  =>  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult 
  =>  collogue 
  =>  broach,  initiate 
  =>  cover,  treat,  handle,  plow,  deal  address 
  =>  theologize,  theologise 
  =>  discourse,  talk  about  discuss 
  =>  descant 
  =>  talk  shop 
  =>  spiel 
  =>  bandy  about 
  =>  thrash  out  hammer  out 
  =>  blaspheme 
  =>  blubber,  blubber  out 
  =>  drone,  drone  on 
  =>  bumble,  stutter,  stammer,  falter 
  =>  rasp 
  =>  blurt  out  blurt,  blunder  out  ejaculate 
  =>  inflect,  modulate 
  =>  deliver,  present 
  =>  speechify 
  =>  generalize,  generalise 
  =>  chatter,  piffle,  palaver,  prate,  tittle-tattle,  twaddle,  clack,  maunder,  prattle,  blab,  gibber,  tattle,  blabber,  gabble 
  =>  babble,  blather,  smatter,  blether,  blither 
  =>  chatter 
  =>  yack,  jaw,  yack  away  rattle  on  yap  away 
  =>  open  up 
  =>  snivel,  whine 
  =>  murmur 
  =>  coo 
  =>  susurrate 
  =>  mumble,  mutter,  maunder,  mussitate 
  =>  slur 
  =>  bark 
  =>  bay 
  =>  rant,  mouth  off  jabber,  spout,  rabbit  on  rave 
  =>  hiss,  sizz,  siss,  sibilate 
  =>  cackle 
  =>  babble 
  =>  chant,  intone 
  =>  gulp 
  =>  sing 
  =>  place 
  =>  troll 
  =>  croon 
  =>  chant,  intone,  intonate,  cantillate 
  =>  singsong 
  =>  yodel,  warble,  descant 
  =>  warble,  trill,  quaver 
  =>  treble 
  =>  hum 
  =>  belt  out  belt 
  =>  descant  on 
  =>  vocalize,  vocalise 
  =>  harmonize,  harmonise 
  =>  descant 
  =>  minstrel 
  =>  solmizate 
  =>  tweedle,  chirp 
  =>  choir,  chorus 
  =>  sing 
  =>  solmizate 
  =>  troll 
  =>  hymn 
  =>  carol 
  =>  madrigal 
 
  Sense  3 
  speak,  talk 
  =>  run  on 
  =>  smatter 
  =>  slang 
 
  Sense  6 
  lecture,  talk 
  =>  preach,  prophesy 
  =>  evangelize,  evangelise 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  talk 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  talk 
 
  6  senses  of  talk 
 
  Sense  1 
  talk,  speak 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
 
  Sense  2 
  talk,  speak,  utter,  mouth,  verbalize 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
 
  Sense  3 
  speak,  talk 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
 
  Sense  4 
  talk 
  =>  tell 
 
  Sense  5 
  talk,  tattle,  blab,  peach,  babble,  sing,  babble  out  blab  out 
  =>  disclose,  let  on  bring  out  reveal,  discover,  expose,  declare,  divulge,  impart,  break,  give  away  let  out 
 
  Sense  6 
  lecture,  talk 
  =>  teach,  learn,  instruct 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  talk 
 
  talk  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  talk 
 
  Sense  4 
  talk 
  =>  tell 
 
  Sense  5 
  talk,  tattle,  blab,  peach,  babble,  sing,  babble  out  blab  out 
  =>  disclose,  let  on  bring  out  reveal,  discover,  expose,  declare,  divulge,  impart,  break,  give  away  let  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  1 
  talk,  speak 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  talk,  speak,  utter,  mouth,  verbalize 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  speak,  talk 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  lecture,  talk 
  =>  teach,  learn,  instruct 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  talking 
  deerstalking 
  sleep  talking 
  stalking 
  talking 
  talking  book 
  talking  head 
  talking  picture 
  talking  point 
  talking  to 
 
  Overview  of  noun  talking 
 
  The  noun  talking  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  talk,  talking  --  (an  exchange  of  ideas  via  conversation;  "let's  have  more  work  and  less  talk  around  here") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  talk 
 
  The  verb  talk  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (109)  talk,  speak  --  (exchange  thoughts;  talk  with  "We  often  talk  business";  also  used  metaphorically:  "Actions  talk  louder  than  words") 
  2.  (26)  talk,  speak,  utter,  mouth,  verbalize  --  (express  in  speech;  "She  talks  a  lot  of  nonsense") 
  3.  (8)  speak,  talk  --  (use  language:  "the  baby  talks  already";  "the  prisoner  won't  speak";  "they  speak  a  strange  dialect") 
  4.  (4)  talk  --  (reveal  information;  let  the  cat  out  of  the  bag;  "If  you  don't  oblige  me  I'll  talk!") 
  5.  (2)  talk,  tattle,  blab,  peach,  babble,  sing,  babble  out  blab  out  --  (divulge  information  or  secrets;  spill  the  beans;  "Be  careful--his  secretary  talks") 
  6.  lecture,  talk  --  (deliver  a  lecture  or  talk;  "She  will  talk  at  Rutgers  next  week";  "Did  you  ever  lecture  at  Harvard?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  talking 
 
  The  adj  talking  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  talking,  sound  --  ((of  film)  having  spoken  dialogue;  "early  talking  pictures  were  known  as  `talkies'") 
  2.  talking  --  (uttering  speech;  "talking  heads") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  talking 
 
  2  senses  of  talking 
 
  Sense  1 
  talking  (vs.  silent),  sound(postnominal) 
 
  silent  (vs.  talking) 
 
  Sense  2 
  talking(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  speaking)  ->  nonspeaking,  walk-on 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  talking 
 
  2  senses  of  talking 
 
  Sense  1 
  talking  (vs.  silent),  sound(postnominal) 
 
  Sense  2 
  talking(postnominal) 
  =>  speaking(postnominal)  (vs.  nonspeaking) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  talking 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  talking 
 
  talking  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  talking 
  stalking 
  talking 
 
  Overview  of  noun  talking 
 
  The  noun  talking  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  talk,  talking  --  (an  exchange  of  ideas  via  conversation;  "let's  have  more  work  and  less  talk  around  here") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  talk 
 
  The  verb  talk  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (109)  talk,  speak  --  (exchange  thoughts;  talk  with  "We  often  talk  business";  also  used  metaphorically:  "Actions  talk  louder  than  words") 
  2.  (26)  talk,  speak,  utter,  mouth,  verbalize  --  (express  in  speech;  "She  talks  a  lot  of  nonsense") 
  3.  (8)  speak,  talk  --  (use  language:  "the  baby  talks  already";  "the  prisoner  won't  speak";  "they  speak  a  strange  dialect") 
  4.  (4)  talk  --  (reveal  information;  let  the  cat  out  of  the  bag;  "If  you  don't  oblige  me  I'll  talk!") 
  5.  (2)  talk,  tattle,  blab,  peach,  babble,  sing,  babble  out  blab  out  --  (divulge  information  or  secrets;  spill  the  beans;  "Be  careful--his  secretary  talks") 
  6.  lecture,  talk  --  (deliver  a  lecture  or  talk;  "She  will  talk  at  Rutgers  next  week";  "Did  you  ever  lecture  at  Harvard?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  talking 
 
  The  adj  talking  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  talking,  sound  --  ((of  film)  having  spoken  dialogue;  "early  talking  pictures  were  known  as  `talkies'") 
  2.  talking  --  (uttering  speech;  "talking  heads") 

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