ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Overtalk

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Overtalk is a verb meaning (intransitive) To talk too much.

Meaning

(intransitive) To talk too much.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive) To overcome or persuade by talking; talk over.
  2. (transitive) To overstate; overexaggerate; talk up to seem greater than what is actual.
  3. Excessive talking.
  4. Simultaneous speech or talk which drowns out all other speakers.

Example Sentences

[…] 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; […]

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include overspeak, overtell, overdiscuss, overword, overtill, overtan.

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