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talkie

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for talkie.

Editorial note

The 'eye', the 'Gherkin' and the 'Shard' (as well as the 'walkie-talkie' building and 'cheese-grater') are what the skyline is now.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(informal, dated or historical) A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of talkie gathered in one view.

noun

(informal, dated or historical) A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.

noun

(dated or historical) A song in which the lyrics are spoken rather than sung.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for talkie.

noun

(informal, dated or historical) A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.

noun

(dated or historical) A song in which the lyrics are spoken rather than sung.

Example sentences

1

The 'eye', the 'Gherkin' and the 'Shard' (as well as the 'walkie-talkie' building and 'cheese-grater') are what the skyline is now.

2

Instead of a sturdy walkie-talkie Why don't you just buy a walkie-talkie?

3

Save yourself a lot of money and just buy a walkie talkie with it's own regular mic and speaker.

4

It would make sense to have centralized reporting, but just run that over the internet instead of the walkie-talkie bands.

5

Unless you have the encounter video-taped it's not worth bringing criminal charges against someone for stealing $100 or throwing a walkie-talkie.

6

They have a popular mobile app which turns your phone into a walkie talkie and more, and have millions of users.

7

The thing about Apple is that they keep making the Modernist Future come true - handheld communicators, tablets, and now walkie-talkie watches.

8

Those are the standard sounds made by some brand of walkie-talkie (Motorola I think) to mark begin/end transmission.

9

Back in the day with the Nextel phones and service the two way walkie talkie bit use to be impossible to monitor.

10

Are computer uses of walkie-talkie radio bands allowed by the FCC?

11

Simvalley, which is probably just one brand name of many for the same Chinese manufacturer, has a phone which you can also use as walkie-talkie.

12

Or do you have some other radio equipment like a walkie-talkie?

Quote examples

1

As William Gibson put it: "The street finds it's own uses for things." Back before cell phones, Motorola sold a lot of walkie-talkie type radios.

2

As a kid (in the early 80's!) I accidentally figured this out while "hacking" a sound based "walkie talkie" with a photo cell and a LED pointed at each other through a little telescope, from my house to my neighbors across the bock.

Proper noun examples

1

The One-Tap-To-Send functionality makes it operate like a Video Walkie Talkie.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use talkie in a sentence?

The 'eye', the 'Gherkin' and the 'Shard' (as well as the 'walkie-talkie' building and 'cheese-grater') are what the skyline is now.

What does talkie mean?

(informal, dated or historical) A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.

What part of speech is talkie?

talkie is commonly used as noun.