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Meaning of "talking-to" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TALKING-TO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TALKING-TO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Talking-To is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TALKING-TO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of talking-to in the English dictionary

The definition of talking-to in the dictionary is a session of criticism, as of the work or attitude of a subordinate by a person in authority.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TALKING-TO

talkative
talkatively
talkativeness
talkback
talkbox
talker
talkfest
talkie
talkier
talkiest
talkiness
talking
Talking Book
talking film
talking head
talking picture
talking point
talking shop
talks
talky

WORDS THAT END LIKE TALKING-TO

according to
alto
auto
be a wake-up to
come home to
come to
come up to
down to
due to
face up to
give rise to
give way to
go-to
how-to
in addition to
lean-to
photo
set-to
stand-to
to

Synonyms and antonyms of talking-to in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TALKING-TO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «talking-to» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of talking-to

Translation of «talking-to» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TALKING-TO

Find out the translation of talking-to to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of talking-to from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «talking-to» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谈论到
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hablando - a
570 millions of speakers

English

talking-to
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बात कर करने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ويتحدث ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

говорить - в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falando - a
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কথা-টু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parler à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bercakap dengan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sprechen zu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

話ツー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이야기 - 에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngomong-kanggo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nói chuyện với người khác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேசி-க்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोलत-आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

konuşurken
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parlare - a
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozmowy - do
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

говорити -в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vorbind - a
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μιλάμε - για να
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

praat - te
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

talar till
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snakke - til
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of talking-to

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TALKING-TO»

The term «talking-to» is very widely used and occupies the 10.765 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TALKING-TO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «talking-to» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «talking-to» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about talking-to

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALKING-TO»

Discover the use of talking-to in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to talking-to and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Talking to Dragons
After many years of hiding, Queen Cimorene sends her sixteen-year-old son, Daystar, into the Enchanted Forest with the kingdom's sword to once again stop the evil wizards' magic.
Patricia C. Wrede, 2008
2
Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown ...
Trenchant, incisive, and ultimately hopeful, Talking to Strangers is nothing less than a manifesto for a revitalized democratic citizenry. “Allen understands that democracy originates in the subjective dimension of everyday life, and she ...
Danielle S. Allen, 2009
3
Talking to Alzheimer's: Simple Ways to Connect When You ...
This book offers a wealth of practical things you can do to stay connected with the Alzheimer's patient in your life.
Claudia Strauss, 2002
4
Talking to the Dead: A Novel
Doubting her sanity when she repeatedly hears her late husband's voice, young widow Kate Davis turns to a series of charlatan psychics before receiving actual help from the warm-hearted pastor of a ramshackle church, a situation that is ...
Bonnie Grove, 2009
5
Talking to Terrorists: Understanding the Psycho-Social ...
This is an account of traveling through the West Bank and Gaza, into the prisons of Iraq, down the alleyways of the Casablanca slums, to Chechnya, into the radicalized neighborhoods of Belgium, the UK, France and the Netherlands, of sitting ...
Anne Speckhard, 2012
6
Talking to the Dead
It's DC Fiona Griffiths' first murder case - and she's in at the deep end.
Harry Bingham, 2012
7
Talking to Parents
A respected British child psychologist presents a collection of insightful essays full of useful advice on how to understand the parent-infant process, offering liberating and reassuring guidance on helping children succeed. Reprint.
Donald Woods Winnicott, 1994
8
Under the radar: talking to today's cynical consumer
Offering valuable lessons from the founders of one of today’s most innovative and successful advertising firms, Under the Radar is essential reading for absolutely anyone involved in selling to consumers, from self-employed copywriters to ...
Jonathan Bond, Richard Kirshenbaum, 1998
9
Talking To Heaven: A medium's message of life after death
CHAPTER1. The. Medium. I. am often asked if I was born a medium or if I was transformed into one by a terrible illness, or a freak accident that caused some sort of head trauma, or a near-death experience. As hair-raising as those possibilities ...
James van Praagh, 2011
10
Talking to the Moon
The author recounts his experiences living alone for ten years in the northeastern part of Oklahoma, and shares his observations on nature
John Joseph Mathews, 1987

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALKING-TO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term talking-to is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police begin jaywalking crackdown by giving elderly woman a …
Search in: Victoria. theage.com.au; Web; Victoria. Police begin jaywalking crackdown by giving elderly woman a talking-to. Date: June 1, 2015. (29); Read later ... «The Age, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Talking-To [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/talking-to>. Apr 2024 ».
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