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talk out of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.37 in modern English

Syllables
talk out of
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

talks out of (present, singular) talking out of (participle, present) talked out of (participle, past) talked out of (past)

Phrases

talk one's way out of talk out talk out of both sides of one's mouth talk out of one's arse talk out of one's ass talk out of one's ear speak out speak out of both sides of one's mouth

Frequently Paired Words

talk one's way out of talk out talk out of both sides of one's mouth talk out of one's arse talk out of one's ass talk out of one's ear speak out speak out of both sides of one's mouth

Antonyms

talk into

Questions

What does talk out of mean?
To talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.

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