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talk vs read

read vs talk

talk and read both are nouns.

talk and read both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
talk Yes No Yes No
read Yes No Yes No
As verbs, read is a hyponym of talk; that is, read is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than talk:
  • talk: express in speech
  • read: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
Other hyponyms of talk include phonate, vocalise, vocalize, troll, begin, lip off, shoot one's mouth off, shout, whisper, peep, speak up, snap, snarl, enthuse, speak in tongues, swallow, verbalise, verbalize, whiff, talk about, talk of, blubber, blubber out, drone, drone on, bumble, falter, stammer, stutter, rasp, blunder, blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, inflect, modulate, tone, deliver, present, generalise, generalize, blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, chatter, jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, open up, snivel, whine, murmur, maunder, mumble, mussitate, mutter, slur, bark, bay, jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, cackle, babble, chant, intone, tone, gulp, sing, talmbout.
talk (noun) read (noun)
the act of giving a talk to an audience something that is read
an exchange of ideas via conversation
idle gossip or rumor
a speech that is open to the public
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
talk (verb) read (verb)
express in speech interpret something that is written or printed
exchange thoughts; talk with look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
reveal information interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
use language make sense of a language
deliver a lecture or talk be a student of a certain subject
divulge confidential information or secrets obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
to hear and understand
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
have or contain a certain wording or form
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