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converse1 |
to have an oral exchange or conversation; talk. [2 definitions] |
cross talk |
informal conversation or chatter. [1/2 definitions] |
discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. [1/4 definitions] |
duologue |
a conversation between two people or characters, esp. in a drama. |
eavesdrop |
to listen secretly to others' private conversation. |
family room |
a large room in which a family usu. gathers for recreation, conversation, relaxation, and the like. |
flow |
to move smoothly, gracefully, or without interruption, as music, conversation, dance, or thought. [1/8 definitions] |
gab |
(informal) idle conversation; chatter. [1/2 definitions] |
gambit |
a remark or question used to open a conversation. [1/3 definitions] |
get back to |
to return a call or message, or to resume a conversation with (someone) at a later time, esp. by telephone. [1/2 definitions] |
give-and-take |
a friendly exchange of ideas or conversation. [1/2 definitions] |
hang up on |
O End a phone conversation with someone by abruptly and unexpectedly cutting the connection. |
informal |
of language, characteristic of or appropriate to everyday conversation or casual writing. [1/3 definitions] |
interject |
to interpose (a remark or comment) between words or remarks or in the middle of a conversation or discussion. |
interlocutor |
one who participates in a conversation or dialogue. |
interlocutory |
of, or pertaining to conversation or dialogue. [1/2 definitions] |
interpolate |
to insert (a phrase, sentence, remark, or the like) into a text or conversation. [1/4 definitions] |
interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. [1/6 definitions] |
interview |
a conversation between a reporter and a person who will be the subject of the report, or the published report itself. [1/5 definitions] |
irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. [1/3 definitions] |
murmur |
a soft, indistinct, continuous sound, such as that made by low voices in conversation. [1/6 definitions] |
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