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overtalk

verb

Etymology

From over- + talk.

  1. derived from *dol-✻
  2. derived from *talōną✻ — “to count, recount, tell”
  3. inherited from *talkōną✻ — “to talk, chatter”
  4. inherited from *talkōn✻
  5. inherited from *tealcian✻ — “to talk, chat”
  6. inherited from talken
  7. prefixed as overtalk — “over + talk”

Definitions

  1. To talk too much.

  2. To overcome or persuade by talking

    To overcome or persuade by talking; talk over.

  3. To overstate

    To overstate; overexaggerate; talk up to seem greater than what is actual.

    • […] and he panted like a young faan in her fust race with the hounds, for he was overtalkin' his strength, and I feered he would die for sartin ef he didn't fetch up a bit and git rested; […]
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Excessive talking.

    2. Simultaneous speech or talk which drowns out all other speakers.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA