Give-and-take: an exchange of ideas or commentsĤ2. Fast-talk: to persuade or influence by deceptively authoritative and/or flattering speechĤ1. Double-talk: intentionally confusing or ambiguous language, or talk that is at least partially meaningless to engage in such talkģ7. Crack: an uncomplimentary comment also, to quickly say something, as when spontaneously telling a joke pertinent to a situationģ6. Converse: to speak back and forth with one or more peopleģ1. Conversation: a talk between or among two or more peopleģ0. Confess: to admit to a thought or action considered improper or shamefulĢ9. Conference: a meeting, or an event consisting of presentations and/or meetingsĢ8. Confer: to exchange opinions or seek adviceĢ7. Confabulation: see chat and confab (also, something made up)Ģ6. Confab: see chat (also, a formal meeting)Ģ5. Comment: an opinion or observation to say something of this typeĢ4. Circumlocution: evasive or verbose talkĢ3. Chinwag: informal talking to talk informallyĢ2. Chatter: quick, extensive, and/or aimless talk to talk in such a mannerĢ0. Chat: an idle or inconsequential conversation to engage in such talkġ8. Chaff: see badinage also, to tease good-naturedlyġ7. Cajolery/cajolement: talk with the intent to persuadeġ6. Cajole: to persuade with soothing or flattering remarksġ3-14. Bluster: boastful or threatening talk to speak boastfully or threateninglyġ2. Blandishments: see cajolery/cajolementġ0. Barb: a hurtful and/or critical commentĨ.

Banter: see badinage, with a connotation of good-natured teasing or arguing to engage in such talkĦ. Backchat: see back talk, badinage, and gossipĥ. Back talk: a disrespectful response to respond disrespectfullyģ. Babble: enthusiastic or excessive talk, or meaningless sounds or nonsense words to talk in this mannerĢ.

Here’s a noncomprehensive roster of many synonyms for the noun and verb forms of talk (I had to stop somewhere):ġ. Or is it? There are many ways to talk, and each has its own word (or words) for it.

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