talks over

Speaks over someone else

To talk over something is to discuss it, usually to reach a decision or understanding: Let's talk over the details before we commit.

To talk over someone is to speak while they're speaking, drowning them out or preventing them from being heard: He kept talking over her during the meeting.

Related

butting in · speaking out of turn · drowning out · steamrolling · dialogue · deliberation · intonation · brainstorming · consultation · whisper · back and forth · debate · babble · discourse · mutter · protest · chatter · exchange

Opposites
conversational dominance

talks overlistens

Perceives sound attentively

defers · bites one's tongue · shuts up · clams up · holds back

attention to others' speech

talks overpays attention

Focuses awareness deliberately

takes in · absorbs · lends an ear

Family

talk, talks, over, talked, talking, talker, talkers, talkative, talky

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G