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# talking

«talking» in Mova's school dictionary: **Saying words to people; speaking (the -ing form of talk)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form (-ing of talk: talk, talks, talked, talking); noun (talking — uncountable); adjective (a talking parrot)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Saying words to people; speaking (the -ing form of talk). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#m1)

2) A noun: the act of speaking: «No talking in the library». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#m2)

3) Adjective: able to talk: a talking doll, a talking animal in a story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school: «no talking during the test», talking partners, talking about ideas. In feelings and safety: talking to a trusted adult helps when you are worried; don't keep talking to strangers online. In stories: talking animals (fables). Phrases: talking to, talking about, no talking, stop talking, talking point, talking-to (a telling-off), keep talking.

### examples

- Please stop talking and listen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#x1)
- We were talking about our holidays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#x2)
- There's no talking in the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#x3)
- Talking to a trusted adult can help when you feel worried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#x4)
- The story has a talking cat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#x5)
- My parrot is talking now! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#x6)
- Who are you talking to? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#x7)
- Dad gave me a talking-to for being rude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#x8)
- "What are you talking about, batyushka? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/#x9)

### note

From the verb «talk»: the l is silent — say «TAW-king». «Talking to someone» (two people) vs «talking about something» (the topic). «A talking-to» means a telling-off. «Speak» and «talk» are close; «talk» is more everyday.

### In the corpora

- [Disagreeing is normal; talking it through is how couples decide things together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/11/)
- [Many families visit graves to remember someone, tidy the spot and leave flowers; talking to the person there is normal.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/25-funerals-and-remembering/15/)
- [Families make phone rules so meals are for talking, and adults find them hard to keep because phones are built to grab attention.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/5/)
- [Sometimes you can't even tell whether you are talking to a person or a bot.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/6/)
- [Some toys have AI chatbots inside; a talking toy is still a toy, not a friend who lives in it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «talking» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talking/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.