talk out

verb

talked out; talking out; talks out

transitive verb

: to clarify or settle by oral discussion

Examples of talk out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In some ways, President Biden has been talking out of two [sides] of his mouth. Sean Rameswaram, Vox, 29 May 2024 None of this is revolutionary or talking out of school. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2024 There’s also been a lot of talk out of Washington about jump-starting clean energy projects, especially with solar energy on federal lands in Arizona and the West. Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024 Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Western leaders may wait to talk out of a belief that the battlefield situation will improve or that the other side may break. Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023 Mitzi is planning to leave town and she gets talked out of it. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 May 2024 To be fair, Munguia has always been respectful of his opponents and is not known for talking out of turn. Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024 But academy voters were apparently too hung up on the image of Carrey talking out of his hindquarters and left him empty-handed. The New York Times Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Therapy will provide a place to talk out your feelings, make plans and stay centered. Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'talk out.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk out was in 1954

Dictionary Entries Near talk out

Cite this Entry

“Talk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on talk out

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!