Hypernyms for "talk"
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babble
bark
bay
begin
blab
blabber
blubber
blubber out
blunder
blunder out
blurt
blurt out
bumble
butterfly
cackle
cant
carry on
chalk talk
chant
chat up
chatter
cheek
clack
continue
converse
coquet
coquette
dally
deliver
dialog
dialogue
discourse
dish the dirt
dissertate
dogmatise
dogmatize
drone
drone on
duologue
ejaculate
enthuse
falter
flirt
gabble
generalise
generalize
gibber
go on
gossip
gulp
heart-to-heart
hiss
hold forth
idle words
inflect
intone
jabber
jaw
jazz
level
lip off
malarkey
malarky
mash
maunder
modulate
monologuise
monologuize
mouth off
mumble
murmur
mussitate
mutter
nothingness
open up
orate
palaver
peep
philander
phonate
piffle
pious platitude
pontificate
prate
prattle
preach
present
proceed
prophesy
rabbit on
rant
rap
rasp
rattle on
rave
read
romance
run on
shmooze
shoot one''s mouth off
shop talk
shout
sibilate
sing
siss
sizz
slang
slur
smatter
snap
snarl
snivel
soliloquise
soliloquize
speak in tongues
speak up
spiel
spout
stammer
stutter
swallow
talk about
talk down
talk of
talk turkey
tattle
tittle-tattle
tone
troll
twaddle
verbalise
verbalize
vocalise
vocalize
whiff
whine
whisper
wind
yack
yack away
yak
yakety-yak
yap away
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.