talking
an exchange of ideas via conversation
How often you will meet it
Rank 662 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 28,772 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.014% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- an exchange of ideas via conversation also: talk let's have more work and less talk around here
talking in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Oh, I know what I’m talking about.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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The talking brought on severe coughing, and he sank back exhausted.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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And Grimes laughed again, and then the two men began talking, quite low.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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But here he was, talking of what he felt, of character, and honor and effort.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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While I was talking to the station agent I had my one piece of luck.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1