talk

/tˈɔk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. exchange thoughts; talk with
   “We often talk business”
2. express in speech
   “She talks a lot of nonsense”
3. use language
   “the baby talks already”
4. reveal information
   “If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!”
5. divulge confidential information or secrets
   “Be careful--his secretary talks”
6. deliver a lecture or talk
   “She will talk at Rutgers next week”

noun

1. an exchange of ideas via conversation
   “let's have more work and less talk around here”
2. discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
   “his poetry contains much talk about love and anger”
3. the act of giving a talk to an audience
   “I attended an interesting talk on local history”
4. a speech that is open to the public
   “he attended a lecture on telecommunications”
5. idle gossip or rumor
   “there has been talk about you lately”

Synonyms for talk

• speak
• utter
• mouth
• verbalize
• verbalise
• spill
• spill the beans
• let the cat out of the bag
• tattle
• blab
• peach
• babble
• sing
• babble out
• blab out
• lecture
• talking
• public lecture
• talk of the town

Antonyms of talk

• keep quiet

Words that rhyme with talk

• walk
• stalk
• hawk
• balk
• calk
• squawk
• mohawk
• tomahawk
• gamecock
• gawk
• nighthawk
• airlock
• boardwalk
• cornstalk
• crosstalk
• goshawk
• jaywalk
• poppycock
• sidewalk
• sleepwalk
• warlock
• blackhawk
• echohawk
• falk
• falke
• faulk
• hauck
• hauk
• hauke
• hawke