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to overtalk

to overtalk

6.7
To speak at the same time as someone else and make that person hard to hear
  • verb
  • /oʊvərˈtɔk/
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  • During the meeting, he would often overtalk his colleagues, making it hard for anyone else to contribute.

Examples

  • He tried to filibuster and overtalk her, but she just kept on with those pesky facts.

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  • She tends to overtalk whenever she gets excited, drowning out the opinions of others.

  • When discussing her ideas, she overtalks and interrupts, leaving little room for debate.

Synonyms

to shout over
vsto overtalk
4 4.0

Speak loudly so others can hear you above noise

is simultaneous speech that interrupts rather than only loud speaking
to overspeak
vsto overtalk
7.2

To speak at the same time as someone, cutting them off and making them hard to hear

is simultaneous but emphasizes making the other hard to hear

Antonyms

to listen
∞ 1.0

Pay attention to sounds or speech to hear and understand them

How Interruptive

to monopolize
  • US
22 6.7
to interrupt
909 2.5
to overtalk
6.7
to speak
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

overtalk infinitive
overtalked past
overtalked past participle
overtalking present participle
overtalks third person singular

Morphology

overtalk = talk (transparent) = over + talk

A straightforward prefixation of 'talk' by 'over' yielding the meaning 'speak over/interrupt; speak excessively'.

Etymology

To overtalk someone is to speak at the same time as them, making it hard for the other person to be heard. The parts over- ('on top of') and talk show you are putting your words 'on top of' theirs, which is why it interrupts them.