talking
Using your voice
Talking is the act of speaking or having a conversation.
It can describe the activity itself We did a lot of talking on the drive or function as an adjective for things that speak: a talking parrot, a talking head on television.
Now you're talking expresses approval of what someone just said or suggested.
Informal verbal exchange
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- discussionExchange of ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
heart-to-heart · tête-à-tête · schmooze · palaver · parley · rapport · confab · jaw
Oral expression of language
- utteringProducing audible words
- vocalizingProducing sounds with voice
- sayingShort, wise expression
- tellingMeaningfully indicative
voicing · expressing · articulating · pronouncing · murmuring · muttering · whispering · shouting
Formal eloquent discourse
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- dictionChoice of words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
articulation · enunciation · elocution · delivery · address · lecture · sermon · oration
Written words for performance
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- interplayReciprocal action between things
improv · soliloquy · duologue · aside · read-through · table read · blocking · cue
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
backbiting · innuendo · speculation · buzz · scoop · dirt · blabbermouth · dishing
Conditions of an agreement
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
summit · treaty · ceasefire · arbitration · détente · shuttle diplomacy · concession · ultimatum
chat
Informal verbal exchange
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- discussionExchange of ideas
exchange · heart-to-heart · tête-à-tête · schmooze · palaver · parley · rapport · confab · jaw · gab
speaking
Oral expression of language
- utteringProducing audible words
- vocalizingProducing sounds with voice
- sayingShort, wise expression
telling · voicing · expressing · articulating · pronouncing · murmuring · muttering · whispering · shouting · exclaiming
oratory
Formal eloquent discourse
pronunciation · articulation · enunciation · elocution · delivery · address · lecture · sermon · oration · declamation
script
Written words for performance
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
interplay · improv · soliloquy · duologue · aside · read-through · table read · blocking · cue · voiceover
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
tittle-tattle · backbiting · innuendo · speculation · buzz · scoop · dirt · blabbermouth · dishing · juicy
terms
Conditions of an agreement
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
diplomacy · summit · treaty · ceasefire · arbitration · détente · shuttle diplomacy · concession · ultimatum · stalemate
- activitiesbowling, climbing, exercise, eating, baking
- communicatingspeaking, telling, sharing, expressing, conveying
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- conversationlistening, chat, speaking, discussion, chitchat
- gerundswalking, running, eating, sleeping, thinking
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
talkingsilence
Total lack of sound
silent · mute · speechlessness · quiet · speechless
- talking backRude reply to authority
- stop talkingCease verbal communication
- keep talkingMaintain verbal communication
- talking overSpeaking while another speaks
- no talkingVerbal communication forbidden
- talking toInformal reprimand
talking to, talking point, talking head, talking points, talking drum, talking heads