talking
verbHow many syllables in talking?
There are 2 syllables in the word talking.How to pronounce talking:
Definition of talking:
- talking (verb):
- to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken words or sign language converse
Synonyms for talking:
cackle
cant
chatter
conversation
dialog
dialogue
duologue
heart-to-heart
idle words
jazz
malarkey
malarky
nothingness
shmooze
shop talk
talk
wind
yack
yak
yakety-yak
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- misspell
- alter
- dragging
- torture
- plateau
- journey
- cheque
- absence
- shorter
- reckon
- census
- tumult
- chopping
- uttered
- glaring
- chitin
- dia
- unfit
- parlour
- mournful
- fastest
- despot
- cellphone
- quotient
- pieces
- needn't
- satire
- neater
- aspect
- smoothest
- ogre
- bursted
- gamut
- equine
- distraught
- Lucien
- crotchet
- carring
- blankly
- scruple
- tasteless
- stopper
- cackling
- denied
- wicket
- shrilly
- virtue
- landmark
- defect
- sightly
- … more
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