Concept cluster: Activities > Conversation or dialogue
n
A call to arms.
v
(intransitive, dialectal) To talk repeatedly.
n
(Britain, figuratively, by extension) Completion of bureaucratic processes of little practical use.
v
(transitive) To talk of; to discuss.
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To converse, discuss, or speak with another.
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(intransitive, informal) Clipping of confabulate (“to speak casually with somebody; to chat”). [(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.]
v
(intransitive) To confer.
n
Used to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame.
v
Obsolete form of espy. [To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.]
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(obsolete)
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Alternative form of fake it till one makes it [(psychology) To pretend to be a certain way until one becomes that way.]
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To give expression to (something); to express.
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To talk about a subject frequently or at great length.
v
(informal) To contact again at a later time.
n
(obsolete) Someone who instigates quarrels.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To speak of, to mention.
v
(figuratively) Synonym of show off: to display or reveal prominently or ostentatiously, especially in a kind of procession.
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(transitive, figuratively) To make a pretence of; to feign or simulate.
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(transitive, in the phrase "to pose as") To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal.
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(intransitive) To pretend to listen; to feign attention to what is being said.
v
(informal) To disseminate, for example through gossip.
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(obsolete) To descry; to see.
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(now rare, archaic) To show off.
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(idiomatic) To talk more loudly or plainly.
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To convey significant information beyond what is explicit, especially unintentionally.
v
Obsolete spelling of spied; simple past tense and past participle of spy
n
(archaic) spying; espionage
v
Alternative form of squizz [(UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, usually with "at") To look, to examine.]
v
(intransitive, slang) To confess, especially implicating others.
v
To speak with (someone) without truly listening to their response or interacting meaningfully.
v
(informal) Of a topic, to talk about or discuss that topic in detail.
v
(transitive) To talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.
v
Alternative form of tell tales out of school [(idiomatic) To reveal confidential or sensitive information; to gossip.]
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To verbally interrupt (someone); to speak at the same time as someone else.
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To talk at cross purposes with; to speak in such a way that a listener fails to understand one's meaning.
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(idiomatic) To make statements that profess commitment, knowledgeability, or intended action (especially when the speaker's actual commitment, knowledge, or further action are in doubt).
n
An instance of talking over someone; an interruption that continues over another's speech.
v
(obsolete) To attempt to practise or administer something (especially medicine) without sufficient knowledge or qualifications.
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(intransitive, obsolete) To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.
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(idiomatic) To reveal confidential or sensitive information; to gossip.
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(transitive, obsolete) To speak; to utter.

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