Phrase guide

talk out

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To resolve (a problem) by talking about it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • You two are staying in the detention room until you talk it out.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To speak out (about something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To filibuster (a bill).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Qualifier: parliamentary jargon

Examples

  • talk out the bill
  • talk out a bill

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To exhaust conversation about; to say all that there is to say about.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: uitpraten — to resolve a problem by talking about it
  • Galician: tratar — to resolve a problem by talking about it
  • German: ausdiskutieren — to resolve a problem by talking about it
  • Hungarian: kibeszél — to resolve a problem by talking about it
  • Ukrainian: обгово́рювати (obhovórjuvaty) — to resolve a problem by talking about it
  • Ukrainian: відмовля́ти (vidmovljáty) — to persuade someone not to do something