Talking

CIDE DICTIONARY

Talking, a. 

•  That talks; able to utter words; as, a talking parrot.  [1913 Webster]
•  Given to talk; loquacious.  [1913 Webster]

  "The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade,
  For talking age and whispering lovers made."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Talking, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 that talks.
2 having the power of speech (a talking parrot).
3 expressive (talking eyes).
--n. in senses of TALK v.

Idiom

talking book a recorded reading of a book, esp. for the blind. talking film (or picture) a film with a soundtrack. talking head colloq. a presenter etc. on television, speaking to the camera and viewed in close-up. talking of while we are discussing (talking of food, what time is lunch?). talking-point a topic for discussion or argument. talking-shop derog. an institution regarded as a place of argument rather than action. talking-to colloq. a reproof or reprimand (gave them a good talking-to).

THESAURUS

Talking

ESP, accents, answer, articulate, chatter, comment, commerce, communication, communion, congress, connection, contact, conversation, converse, correspondence, dealing, dealings, discourse, elocution, eloquent, exchange, free-speaking, free-spoken, gab, information, interaction, interchange, intercommunication, intercommunion, intercourse, interplay, language, linguistic intercourse, loud-speaking, loud-spoken, message, oral communication, outspoken, palaver, parole, plain-speaking, plain-spoken, prattle, rapping, reply, response, social intercourse, soft-speaking, soft-spoken, speaking, speech, speech circuit, speech situation, talk, talkative, telepathy, touch, traffic, truck, true-speaking, two-way communication, well-spoken, words, yakkety-yak, yakking