talk around

verb

To persuade someone by spoken arguments.

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Meanings

verbtalk around (third-person singular simple present talks around, present participle talking around, simple past and past participle talked around)

present singular third person talks around · participle present talking around · participle past talked around · past talked around · alternative talk round

  1. To persuade someone by spoken arguments.

    Synonyms: talk over, win over, bring round, convict, convince, draw, gain over, persuade

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo persuade someone by spoken arguments.

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talk around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20around

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talk around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20around.

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