talking

Etymology 1
From, equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) The action of the verb talk.
 * 2) * 1864–65,, 
 * He did not himself care for the loose little talkings, half flat and half sharp, of men when they meet together in idleness.
 * He did not himself care for the loose little talkings, half flat and half sharp, of men when they meet together in idleness.

Etymology 2
From, , equivalent to.