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    Talk back
    • reply defiantly or insolently

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  3. 2 days ago · 1. to answer boldly or impudently. 2. New Zealand. to conduct a telephone dialogue for immediate transmission over the air. noun talkback. 3. television, radio. a system of telephone links enabling spoken directions to be given during the production of a programme. 4. New Zealand. a. a broadcast telephone dialogue. b. ( as modifier )

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      4 senses: 1. to answer boldly or impudently 2. New Zealand...

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  4. Definition of talk back phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. Define talk back. talk back synonyms, talk back pronunciation, talk back translation, English dictionary definition of talk back. v. talked , talk·ing , talks v. intr. 1. a. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse: We talked for hours.

  6. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English talk back phrasal verb to answer someone in authority such as a teacher or parent in a rude or impolite way → talk → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus talk back • Or they may be jealous of their children, who get to talk back and be separate as they themselves never did.

  7. to help the progress of (someone or something) by means of praise; promote: [ ~ + up + object] He talked up the chances of his team. [ ~ + object + up] I talked you up to the woman who does the hiring. [ no object] to speak openly or distinctly. n. the act of talking; speech or conversation:[ countable] We had a short talk before class.

  8. talk back. talk down to sb. talk sb into/out of (doing) sth. talk show. talk sth over. To top. Contents. talk back definition: If a child talks back to an adult, they answer them rudely.. Learn more.

  9. The most common meaning of the phrasal verb talk back is to respond rudely or disrespectfully to someone, especially a person in authority. It often implies a lack of respect or defiance. What are the different verb forms of “talk back”? Example. It's not polite to talk back to your parents. Example.

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