talk

an exchange of ideas via conversation; “let’s have more work and less talk around here”

discussion; (`talk about’ is a less formal alternative for `discussion of’); “his poetry contains much talk about love and anger”

the act of giving a talk to an audience; “I attended an interesting talk on local history”

a speech that is open to the public; “he attended a lecture on telecommunications”

idle gossip or rumor; “there has been talk about you lately”

exchange thoughts; talk with; “We often talk business”; “Actions talk louder than words”

express in speech; “She talks a lot of nonsense”; “This depressed patient does not verbalize”

use language; “the baby talks already”; “the prisoner won’t speak”; “they speak a strange dialect”

reveal information; “If you don’t oblige me, I’ll talk!”; “The former employee spilled all the details”

divulge confidential information or secrets; “Be careful–his secretary talks”

deliver a lecture or talk; “She will talk at Rutgers next week”; “Did you ever lecture at Harvard?”