Banter vs. Talk
Difference Between Banter and Talk
Banternoun
Good-humored, playful, or teasing conversation.
Talkverb
To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse
We talked for hours.Banterverb
To engage in banter
bantered with her colleagues during a coffee break.Talkverb
To utter or pronounce words
The baby can talk.Banterverb
To speak to in a playful or teasing way
"She laughed and bantered him a little, remembering too late that she should have been dignified and reserved" (Kate Chopin).Talkverb
To imitate the sounds of human speech
The parrot talks.Banternoun
Good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
Talkverb
To express one's thoughts or emotions by means of spoken language
The candidate talked about the pros and cons of the issue.Banterverb
(intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.
Talkverb
To convey one's thoughts in a way other than by spoken words
talk with one's hands.Banterverb
(intransitive) To play or do something amusing.
Talkverb
To express one's thoughts or feelings in writing
Voltaire talks about London in this book.Banterverb
(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.
Talkverb
To convey information in text
The article talks about the latest fashions.Banterverb
(transitive) To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
Talkverb
To negotiate with someone; parley
Let's talk instead of fighting.Banterverb
(transitive) To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.
Talkverb
To consult or confer with someone
I talked with the doctor.Banterverb
To challenge to a match.
Talkverb
To spread rumors; gossip
If you do that, people will talk.Banternoun
light teasing repartee
Talkverb
To allude to something
Are you talking about last week?.Banterverb
be silly or tease one another;
After we relaxed, we just kidded aroundTalkverb
To reveal information concerning oneself or others, especially under pressure
Has the prisoner talked?.Talkverb
(Informal) To be efficacious
Money talks.Talkverb
To utter or pronounce (words)
Their son is talking sentences now.Talkverb
To speak about or discuss (something) or give expression to (something)
talk business.talk treason.Talkverb
Used to emphasize the extent or seriousness of something being mentioned
The police found money in the car. We're talking significant amounts of money.Talkverb
To speak or know how to speak (a language or a language variety)
The passenger talked French with the flight crew. Can you talk the local dialect?.Talkverb
To cause (someone) to be in a certain state or to do something by talking
They talked me into coming.Talknoun
An exchange of ideas or opinions; a conversation
We had a nice talk over lunch.Talknoun
A speech or lecture
He gave a talk on art.Talknoun
Hearsay, rumor, or speculation
There is talk of bankruptcy.Talknoun
A subject of conversation
a musical that is the talk of the town.Talknoun
often talks A conference or negotiation
peace talks.Talknoun
A particular manner of speech
baby talk.honeyed talk.Talknoun
Empty speech or unnecessary discussion
a lot of talk and no action.Talknoun
Jargon or slang
prison talk.Talknoun
Something, such as the sounds of animals, felt to resemble human talk
whale talk.Talkverb
(transitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech.
Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures.They sat down to talk business.We talk French sometimes.Talkverb
To discuss.
They sat down to talk business.We're not talking rocket science here: it should be easy.Talkverb
To confess, especially implicating others.
Suppose he talks?She can be relied upon not to talk.They tried to make me talk.Talkverb
(intransitive) To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
I am not the one to talk.She is a fine one to talk.You should talk.Look who's talking.Talkverb
(intransitive) To gossip; to create scandal.
People will talk.Aren't you afraid the neighbours will talk?Talkverb
To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner.
You're only sticking up for her because you like her; that's your penis talking.That's not like you at all, Jared. The drugs are talking. Snap out of it!Talknoun
A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
We need to have a talk about your homework.Talknoun
A lecture.
Talknoun
; often qualified by a following of}} A major topic of social discussion.
She is the talk of the day.The musical is the talk of the town.Talknoun
}} A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child about a reality of life; in particular:
Talknoun
A customary conversation in which parent(s) explain sexual intercourse to their child.
Have you had the talk with Jay yet?Talknoun
(US) A customary conversation in which the parent(s) of a black child explain the racism and violence they may face, especially when interacting with police, and strategies to manage it.
Talknoun
}} Empty boasting, promises or claims.
The party leader's speech was all talk.Talknoun
Meeting to discuss a particular matter.
The leaders of the G8 nations are currently in talks over nuclear weapons.Talknoun
an exchange of ideas via conversation;
let's have more work and less talk around hereTalknoun
(`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') discussion;
his poetry contains much talk about love and angerTalknoun
the act of giving a talk to an audience;
I attended an interesting talk on local historyTalknoun
a speech that is open to the public;
he attended a lecture on telecommunicationsTalknoun
idle gossip or rumor;
there has been talk about you latelyTalkverb
exchange thoughts; talk with;
We often talk businessActions talk louder than wordsTalkverb
express in speech;
She talks a lot of nonsenseThis depressed patient does not verbalizeTalkverb
use language;
the baby talks alreadythe prisoner won't speakthey speak a strange dialectTalkverb
reveal information;
If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!The former employee spilled all the detailsTalkverb
divulge confidential information or secrets;
Be careful--his secretary talksTalkverb
deliver a lecture or talk;
She will talk at Rutgers next weekDid you ever lecture at Harvard?
