'To talk of' definitions:
Definition of 'To talk of'
From: GCIDE
- talk \talk\ (t[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. talked (t[add]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. talking.] [Cf. LG. talk talk, gabble, Prov. G. talken to speak indistinctly; or OD. tolken to interpret, MHG. tolkan to interpret, to tell, to speak indistinctly, Dan. tolke to interpret, Sw. tolka, Icel. t[=u]lka to interpret, t[=u]lkr an interpreter, Lith. tulkas an interpreter, tulkanti, tulk[=o]ti, to interpret, Russ. tolkovate to interpret, to talk about; or perhaps fr. OE. talien to speak (see tale, v. i. & n.).]
- 1. To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts. [1913 Webster]
- I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following, but I will not eat with you. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To confer; to reason; to consult. [1913 Webster]
- Let me talk with thee of thy judgments. --Jer. xii. 1. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To prate; to speak impertinently. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- To talk of, to relate; to tell; to give an account of; as, authors talk of the wonderful remains of Palmyra. "The natural histories of Switzerland talk much of the fall of these rocks, and the great damage done." --Addison.
- To talk to, to advise or exhort, or to reprove gently; as, I will talk to my son respecting his conduct. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To talk of'
- Talk,
- Talking,
- To talk over,
- To talk to,
- talk about,
- talk down,
- talk into,
- talk of,
- talk out of,
- talk over,
- talk to,
- talked,
- talked about,
- talking to,
- talks,
- Small talk,
- Table talk,
- Talking Rock,
- To talk big,
- To talk shop,
- Town talk,
- baby talk,
- back talk,
- big talk,
- chalk talk,
- double talk,
- empty talk,
- idle talk,
- nonsense talk,
- pep talk,
- pillow talk,
- sales talk,
- shop talk,
- sleep talking,
- sweet talk,
- talk back,
- talk big,
- talk nonsense,
- talk of the town,
- talk shop,
- talk show,
- talk terms,
- talk turkey,
- talking book,
- talking head,
- talking picture,
- talking point,
- Talking Rock, GA,
- sweet-talk,
- talk through one's hat,
- To talk out of both sides of one's mouth,
- strategic arms limitation talks