dialoguing
Having a conversation
Dialoguing is engaging in dialogue or conversation, especially in contexts emphasizing mutual exchange or collaborative discussion.
The term appears most often in educational, therapeutic, or organizational settings: We spent the afternoon dialoguing about community concerns.
Many find the word awkward or jargony, preferring simply "talking" or "discussing."
Exchange of ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
colloquy · interlocution · parley · back-and-forth · interchange · verbalization · speaking · articulation
Intervention to resolve conflict
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
deal-making · diplomacy · peacemaking · reconciliation · parleying · talks · deliberation · consultation
Reasoned case or dispute
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- polemicAggressive argumentative discourse
refutation · rebuttal · counterargument · disagreement · controversy · dissent · persuasion · opposition
Sharing another's emotions
- trustConfidence in another
- rapport-buildingDeveloping comfortable professional connection
- bondingForming close connections
- understandingMental comprehension of something
openness · sincerity · self-disclosure · confiding · supportive · nonverbal · feedback · interlocutor
Formal expert discussion meeting
- roundtableLeaderless group discussion
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- panelDistinct flat section
workshop · colloquium · summit · plenary · assembly · convocation · gathering · conclave
discussion
Exchange of ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- talkVerbal exchange between people
discourse · colloquy · interlocution · parley · back-and-forth · interchange · verbalization · speaking · articulation · expressing
mediation
Intervention to resolve conflict
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
bargaining · deal-making · diplomacy · peacemaking · reconciliation · parleying · talks · deliberation · consultation · horse-trading
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
polemic · refutation · rebuttal · counterargument · disagreement · controversy · dissent · persuasion · opposition · confrontation
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- trustConfidence in another
- rapport-buildingDeveloping comfortable professional connection
- bondingForming close connections
understanding · openness · sincerity · self-disclosure · confiding · supportive · nonverbal · feedback · interlocutor · mutuality
symposium
Formal expert discussion meeting
- roundtableLeaderless group discussion
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
panel · workshop · colloquium · summit · plenary · assembly · convocation · gathering · conclave · brainstorming
- talkingtalking, chatting, conversing, gabbing, jabbering
- literary techniquesforeshadowing, alluding, symbolizing, satirizing, parodying
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
dialoguingmonologuing
Extended solo speaking
lecturing · sermonizing · pontificating · soliloquizing · talking at
dialoguingstonewalling
Deliberately refusing to respond
shutting down · withdrawing · disengaging · ignoring · clamming up