n
A sudden attack; disturbance.
v
(archaic) To sound alarums, to sound an alarm.
v
(transitive) To chat over or about; discuss.
v
(transitive) To gab about; talk over; report from one (person) to another.
v
Synonym of argue like a married couple
v
(transitive, intransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
n
Alternative spelling of blabtale [(obsolete) An informant.]
n
(obsolete) An informant.
v
(idiomatic, usually with "on") To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
v
(transitive) To supply with a blurb.
n
(obsolete) Intrigue; secretive machinations.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To speak with a brogue (accent).
n
(derogatory, informal) the traditional method of teaching, consisting mainly of talking and writing on a chalkboard.
v
To talk more than a few words.
n
People who chat, argue and debate.
v
(intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To be loquacious; tattle; gossip.
v
(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
n
(US) brief, polite, superficial conversation, like that which occurs in elevators.
v
(obsolete) To cheer; to encourage.
v
(obsolete) To talk continuously without stop.
v
(transitive) To use clever talk in order to persuade someone to do something rash.
v
(obsolete) To press on, advance.
v
Archaic spelling of felt. [(transitive) To make into felt, or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.]
n
The act of frisking, of searching for something by feeling someone's body.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To speak or tell falsely.
v
(intransitive, of a person, now chiefly dialectal) To talk.
n
Alternative form of gift of the gab [(idiomatic) The ability to talk readily, glibly, and convincingly, especially on trivial matters and small talk.]
n
(idiomatic) The ability to talk readily, glibly, and convincingly, especially on trivial matters and small talk.
v
(obsolete) To prate; to jabber; to babble.
v
(professional wrestling) To maintain kayfabe, to deceive by staying in character.
n
(obsolete) A telltale; a blabber.
v
(idiomatic, usually derogatory) To talk a lot.
v
Alternative form of make a monkey out of [(idiomatic, transitive) To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule.]
v
(transitive) To make the actions of speech, without producing sound.
n
(obsolete) An act of showing or demonstrating.
v
(transitive) To surpass in gabbling or chattering.
v
(transitive) To outwit by talking.
v
(intransitive) To discuss with much talk.
v
To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
v
To make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.
n
A deception, hoax, or practical joke.
v
(transitive, archaic) To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
adv
(obsolete, rare) By common report or rumour.
n
(uncountable) discussion about one's trade, business, or employment that only others in the same field can understand.
v
(transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism.
v
To pretend to be willing; to bluff.
n
Alternative form of squizz [(UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A look.]
n
Alternative form of table talk [(idiomatic) Conversation, especially of an informal or somewhat gossipy nature, among a group seated together for a meal or other social activity.]
v
(intransitive) To gossip; to create scandal.
v
Alternative form of talk a good game [(idiomatic) To speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements, without yet producing any clear evidence or actual results.]
v
(idiomatic) To speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements, without yet producing any clear evidence or actual results.
v
To keep on talking merely to fill up time, as in parliament.
v
(slang, originally African-American Vernacular) To speak with; to have a conversation with.
v
(informal, intransitive) To brag; to exaggerate one's abilities or achievements.
n
A topic or person discussed by many people.
v
(intransitive, informal) To discuss one's work, business or profession.
v
Alternative form of speak softly and carry a big stick
v
(idiomatic) To speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.
v
(idiomatic) To show the beginnings of a romantic interest in; to flirt with over a period of time in hopes of developing a romantic relationship.
v
(idiomatic, transitive) To talk about (something or someone) to make it seem as good as possible or to draw positive attention to it.
n
Alternative form of talking-to [(colloquial) A scolding or reprimand; a lengthy rebuke.]
v
(intransitive) To chatter; to gossip.
v
(transitive) To attract; to allure.
n
(obsolete) A mode of adjusting or operating by repeated trials or experiments.
v
(transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
n
A negotiation technique in which a proposal from another party is deliberately misinterpreted in such a way that it is more to the responding party's liking, with the aim of having the misinterpreted version accepted in the interests of diplomacy.
v
(intransitive, obsolete) To talk; to chat.
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