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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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