Talk

tawk, v.i. to speak familiarly: to prattle: to reason.— n. familiar conversation: that which is uttered in familiar intercourse: subject of discourse: rumour.— adjs. Talk′able , capable of talking, or of being talked about; Talk′ative , given to much talking: prating.— adv. Talk′atively .— ns. Talk′ativene ; Talk′ee-talk′ee , a corrupt dialect: ince ant chatter—also adj. Talk′y-talk′y .— n. Talk′er .— adj. Talk′ing , given to talking.— Talk against time , to keep on talking merely to fill up time, as often in parliament: Talk big , to talk boastfully; Talk down , to argue down; Talk from the point , to wander away from the proper question; Talk Greek , to talk above the understanding of one's hearers; Talking of , apropos of, with regard to; Talk over , to persuade, convince: to discu , consider together; Talk round , to exhaust the subject: to bring to one's way of thinking by persuasive talk; Talk shop (see Shop ); Talk to , to addre : to rebuke; Talk up , to speak impudently or boldly to. [Prof. Skeat takes the M. E. talken from Scand., and that from Lithuanian; Sw. tolka (Ice. túlka ), to interpret—Lith. tulkas , an interpreter. Prob., however, the M. E. talken is talen , talien , to speak, with formative -k , giving a freq. or dim. force; cf. Tale .]