Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talk out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.37 in modern English

Syllables: talk out
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To resolve (a problem) by talking about it.

Transitive verb

verb

To speak out (about something).

verb

To filibuster (a bill).

Transitive verb

verb

To exhaust conversation about; to say all that there is to say about.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"You two are staying in the detention room until you talk it out."
"No need to talk it out / We know what it's all about"
"Well-meaning friends may [...] not listen and help us talk out our grief and pain."
"We have never had the courage to talk out about it. I have, and I have been kicked out of several parties."
"But first, he says that you've got a lot of strength to talk out about this. [...] You are brave to think and talk about this."
"talk out the bill"

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

talk into talk out of speak out

Frequently Paired Words

talk into talk out of speak out hash out work out work through talk through hug it out

Questions

What does talk out mean?: To resolve (a problem) by talking about it.

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