talking

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

TALKING, participle present tense tauk'ing. Conversing; speaking in familiar conversation. Matthew 17:3. 1. adjective Given to talking; loquacious; as talking age. TALKING, noun tauk'ing. The act of conversing familiarly; as foolish talking Ephesians 5:4.
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