Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talk down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables: talk -down
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To negotiate a lower price.

Transitive verb

verb

To verbally assist someone to land an aircraft.

Transitive verb

verb

To convince a person to cease a drastic action or response, such as a suicide attempt or act of rage.

Transitive verb

verb

To overcome by spoken argument.

Transitive verb

verb

To comfort someone experiencing a bad trip, to help them come down.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If he offers a very high price, see if you can talk him down before you agree to anything."
"GET TALKED DOWN: When a pilot gets caught in weather, he may call the nearest tower for Ground Controlled Approach landing assistance, wherever the airport has GCA radar."
"He got out, looked at me, and said, “I feel like Doris Day in Julie when she was talked down by air traffic control and landed the airplane.”[.]"
"Its Spielberg-inspired first commercial, in which Manhattan Island floated loftily through the sky and was talked down by air traffic control at Heathrow[.]"
"In other words, if you talk him down and he crashes, you're worse off than if you hadn't tried."
"Talk him down, the rule book went. Calm him, get him secured. Easier said than done. Crane had talked down a would-be jumper standing on a support cable of the George Washington Bridge."

Usage

Inflected Forms

talks down (present, singular) talking down (participle, present) talked down (participle, past) talked down (past)

Phrases

talk down to

Frequently Paired Words

talk down to

Questions

What does talk down mean?: To negotiate a lower price.

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