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talking¹

  • /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈtɔkɪŋ/ US
  • /ˈtɔkɪn/ US
  • /ˈtɑkɪŋ/ cot caught merger
  • /ˈtɑkɪn/ cot caught merger
  • /ˈtɑːkɪn/ Northumbria

Rhymes with -ɔːkɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English talkynge. By surface analysis, talk + -ing.

noun talkings

  1. countable, uncountable The action of the verb talk. It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant.

talking²

  • /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈtɔkɪŋ/ US
  • /ˈtɔkɪn/ US
  • /ˈtɑkɪŋ/ cot caught merger
  • /ˈtɑkɪn/ cot caught merger
  • /ˈtɑːkɪn/ Northumbria

Rhymes with -ɔːkɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English talkyng, talkynge. By surface analysis, talk + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of talk

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: speaking, sound, chat, discuss, discussion, conversation, parle, speak, debate, chatting, telling, mention, debating, spoken, say, mean

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Chicago

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@misc{talking_2026,
  title = {talking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}