Talking
['tɔːkɪŋ] or ['tɔkɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Talk
(a.) That talks; able to utter words; as, a talking parrot.
(a.) Given to talk; loquacious.
Typed by Jaime
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of talking, denotes that you will soon hear of the sickness of relatives, and there will be worries in your affairs. To hear others talking loudly, foretells that you will be accused of interfering in the affairs of others. To think they are talking about you, denotes that you are menaced with illness and disfavor.
Checker: Reginald
Examples
- He took his keys down while he was talking from a hook behind the fireplace, and locked his cottage door behind us. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I would be quiet if he liked, and as to talking rationally, I flattered myself I was doing that now. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He has been talking off and on about such like all day, ma'am, said Jenny softly. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But, much too soon, we heard the others laughing and talking, and calling 'where's Dora? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Talking of mysteries, by-the-bye, says Mr. Franklin, dropping his voice, I have another word to say to you before you go to the stables. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- What was the good of talking, any way? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- No, they were talking together as if they had accidentally met in the street. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The horse was snatching grass, swinging his head sideways as he pulled, annoyed by the man and his talking. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- While Merrival was talking, Clara softly opened a door behind Idris, and beckoned me to come with a gesture and look of grief. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- She calls me Noah, as a sort of fond way of talking,' said Mr. Morris Bolter, late Claypole, turning to Fagin. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The whole family were quick, brisk, loud-talking, kind-hearted, and not troubled with much delicacy of perception. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- But where was the use of talking? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Looking back as I turned into the front garden, I saw Mr. Murdstone leaning against the wicket of the churchyard, and Mr. Quinion talking to him. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Lest any man think I mean to be ill-natured when I talk about our pilgrims as I have been talking, I wish to say in all sincerity that I do not. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But it's no use talking. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Editor: Sallust