OVERTALK

Etymology

Verb

overtalk (third-person singular simple present overtalks, present participle overtalking, simple past and past participle overtalked)

(intransitive) To talk too much.

(transitive) To overcome or persuade by talking; talk over.

(transitive) To overstate; overexaggerate; talk up to seem greater than what is actual.

Noun

overtalk (countable and uncountable, plural overtalks)

Excessive talking.

Simultaneous speech or talk which drowns out all other speakers.

Antonyms

• undertalk

Anagrams

• talk over, talkover

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*talk", v. i.

Definition: To talk to excess. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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