Verb
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make a characteristic or natural sound
"The drums spoke"
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give a speech to
"The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
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use language
"the baby talks already"
"the prisoner won't speak"
"they speak a strange dialect"
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exchange thoughts
talk with
"We often talk business"
"Actions talk louder than words"
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express in speech
"She talks a lot of nonsense"
"This depressed patient does not verbalize"