talk about

phrasal verb

talked about; talking about; talks about

1

: to say words in order to express one's thoughts, feelings, opinions, etc., about (something)

She still talks about your wedding and how perfect it was.

2

: to discuss

We were talking about last night's game.

3

: to discuss the personal lives of (other people) : to gossip

It's rude to talk about people behind their back(s).

4

: to mean

—used in the phrase "What are you/they talking about?" or "What is he/she talking about?" to show that one is confused, worried, upset, etc., about something that someone has just said

Not done well? What are you talking about? I did what you told me to do.

5

informal

—used to emphasize the size, amount, or extent of something

Talk about having a bad day. I had the worst day ever!

Examples of talk about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The doubters had something to talk about. Gauff could hit some of the hardest first serves on tour, but her iffy second serve and wonky forehand had never been a secret. —Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025

Wolfe was accused of talking about burning an American flag on the medal podium in a social media post, Fox News Digital previously reported. —Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025

The League of Legends sub-Reddit is full of people talking about these changes, and also complaining about how the value of this battle pass seems to be significantly less in general compared to previous ones. —Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025

Who’d have imagined that the most talked about game of 2024 would be a poker game without gambling? —Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025