Meanings
talking1
plural talkings
- countableuncountableThe action of the verb talk.
1864–65, Anthony Trollope, Can You Forgive Her? He did not himself care for the loose little talkings, half flat and half sharp, of men when they meet together in idleness.
1 more example
It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
talking2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of talk.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
talking · noun
- Middle Englishtalkynge
- Englishtalking
From Middle English talkynge. By surface analysis, talk + -ing.
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Full word history & related roots →talking · verb
- Middle Englishtalkyng
- Englishtalking
From Middle English talkyng, talkynge. By surface analysis, talk + -ing.
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Rhymes with talking
All rhymes →Cite this entry
talking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talking
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