talking

(noun) an exchange of ideas via conversation. Synonyms: talk. Example: "Let's have more work and less talk around here."

(verb) exchange thoughts; talk with. Synonyms: talk, speak. Examples: "We often talk business." "Actions talk louder than words."

(verb) express in speech. Synonyms: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise. Examples: "She talks a lot of nonsense." "This depressed patient does not verbalize."

(verb) use language. Synonyms: speak, talk. Examples: "The baby talks already." "The prisoner won't speak." "They speak a strange dialect."

(verb) reveal information. Synonyms: spill, talk. Examples: "If you don't oblige me, i'll talk!." "The former employee spilled all the details."

(verb) divulge confidential information or secrets. Synonyms: spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out. Example: "Be careful--his secretary talks."

(verb) deliver a lecture or talk. Synonyms: lecture, talk. Examples: "She will talk at rutgers next week." "Did you ever lecture at harvard?."