English · Common Verbs
talking
/ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
[/ˈtɔːkɪŋ/]
present participle of talk
Beginnerverb
Definition
Present participle of 'talk': showing that someone is speaking right now.
Example
They were talking so loudly in the cinema that nobody around them could hear the film.
They were talking so loudly in the cinema that nobody around them could hear the film.
Etymology
From Middle English 'talken', with the '-ing' ending forming the present participle.
How & Where It’s Used
Used with forms of 'be' for continuous tenses describing ongoing speech.