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Talking

of Talk

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Cackle 76% connected

To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.

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Cant 76% connected

A corner; angle; niche.

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Chatter 76% connected

To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.

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Dialog 76% connected

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Dialogue 76% connected

A conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises.

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malarkey 76% connected

Nonsense or foolish talk

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Nothingness 76% connected

Nihility; nonexistence.

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Wind 76% connected

To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twin…

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Yak 76% connected

A bovine mammal (Poephagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered wit…

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Conversation 76% connected

General course of conduct; behavior.

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Speak 74% connected

To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Speak 74% connected

To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to…

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Synonym 1

Talk 92% connected

To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.

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