talking
part of speech
verb form (-ing of talk: talk, talks, talked, talking); noun (talking — uncountable); adjective (a talking parrot)
meaning for a pupil
1) Saying words to people; speaking (the -ing form of talk). tree →
2) A noun: the act of speaking: «No talking in the library». tree →
3) Adjective: able to talk: a talking doll, a talking animal in a story. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school: «no talking during the test», talking partners, talking about ideas. In feelings and safety: talking to a trusted adult helps when you are worried; don't keep talking to strangers online. In stories: talking animals (fables). Phrases: talking to, talking about, no talking, stop talking, talking point, talking-to (a telling-off), keep talking.
examples
- Please stop talking and listen. tree →
- We were talking about our holidays. tree →
- There's no talking in the library. tree →
- Talking to a trusted adult can help when you feel worried. tree →
- The story has a talking cat. tree →
- My parrot is talking now! tree →
- Who are you talking to? tree →
- Dad gave me a talking-to for being rude. tree →
- "What are you talking about, batyushka? tree →
note
From the verb «talk»: the l is silent — say «TAW-king». «Talking to someone» (two people) vs «talking about something» (the topic). «A talking-to» means a telling-off. «Speak» and «talk» are close; «talk» is more everyday.
In the corpora
- Disagreeing is normal; talking it through is how couples decide things together.
- Many families visit graves to remember someone, tidy the spot and leave flowers; talking to the person there is normal.
- Families make phone rules so meals are for talking, and adults find them hard to keep because phones are built to grab attention.
- Sometimes you can't even tell whether you are talking to a person or a bot.
- Some toys have AI chatbots inside; a talking toy is still a toy, not a friend who lives in it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «talking» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.