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Definition of Overtalk
1. v. i. To talk to excess.
Definition of Overtalk
1. Verb. (intransitive) To talk too much. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To overcome or persuade by talking; talk over. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To overstate; overexaggerate; talk up to seem greater than what is actual. ¹
4. Noun. Excessive talking. ¹
5. Noun. Simultaneous speech or talk which drowns out all other speakers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overtalk
1. to talk to excess [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overtalk
Literary usage of Overtalk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1860)
"... Had left the ravaged woodlands yet once more For Merlin, overtalk'd and
overworn, Had yielded, told her all the charm, and slept. Then, in one moment, ..."
2. A New Pocket Dictionary of the French and English Languages: In Two Parts by Thomas Nugent, J. Ouiseau (1830)
"of place, Aere de place Overrate, v. surfaire Overreach, duper, tromper; prévenir;
se fouler overtalk, a. parler trop ..."
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