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Verbs of Verbal Action - Verbs for Communication

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to communication such as "speak", "chat", and "interview".

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Categorized English Verbs of Verbal Action
to speak

to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or thought

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to talk

to tell someone about the feelings or ideas that we have

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to tell

to use words and give someone information

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to say

to use words and our voice to show what we are thinking or feeling

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to communicate

to exchange information, news, ideas, etc. with someone

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to address

to speak directly to a specific person or group

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to get across

to clearly communicate an idea, plan, etc.

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to converse

to engage in a conversation with someone

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to confabulate

to have a casual and light conversation without sharing a lot of information

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to bounce off

to share an idea with someone and get their thoughts or opinions

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to come out with

to suddenly say something, especially in a rude or surprising way

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to narrate

to provide a spoken or written description of an event, story, etc.

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to orate

to speak formally and at length, especially in a public setting

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to recount

to describe an event, experience, etc to someone in a detailed manner

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to interact

to communicate with others, particularly while spending time with them

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to interview

to ask someone questions about a particular topic on the TV, radio, or for a newspaper

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to chat

to talk in a brief and friendly way to someone, usually about unimportant things

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to gab

to chat casually for an extended period, often in a lively manner

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to natter

to have a casual conversation, often involving gossip

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to chatter

to talk quickly and a lot about unimportant and idiotic things

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to chaffer

to engage in casual or idle conversation

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to prattle

to talk a lot about unimportant things and in a way that may seem foolish

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