cant vs talking

cant and talking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cant	Yes	No	Yes	No
talking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, talking is a hypernym of cant; that is, talking is a word with a broader meaning than cant:

Other hypernyms of cant include talk.

cant (noun)	talking (noun)
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees	an exchange of ideas via conversation
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
insincere talk about religion or morals
a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

cant (verb)	talking (verb)
heel over