Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talking phase

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: talk-ing phase
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phase in the contact between people where romantic interest starts to develop.

Example Sentences

"The pressure men feel to fulfill the initiator function is directly linked to the ways in which they conceive of and utilize the group and talking phases of the relationship progression. It is not socially acceptable for a man to just ..."
"Using ghosting is also much more likely if the relationship was not that serious. Indeed, ghosting occurs the most often in situations where there are low levels of commitment, such as being in the talking phase or just hooking up, and the least in “official” relationships (Truscelli & Guerrero, 2019)."

Inflected Forms

talking phases (plural)

Phrases

talk to

Frequently Paired Words

talk to

Questions

What does talking phase mean?: The phase in the contact between people where romantic interest starts to develop.

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