The action of the verb talk.
"She stopped talking so we could hear what the teacher was saying."
In plain English: Talking as a noun is the act of speaking words to share thoughts or information with someone else.
"We were having trouble with the talking on this old phone."
Usage: As a noun, talking refers to the general act or process of speaking rather than specific words spoken. Use it when describing someone's manner of speech or an ongoing conversation, such as in phrases like "stop your talking" or "a lot of unnecessary talking."
present participle of talk
"She was talking on her phone while walking down the street."
In plain English: To talk is to speak your thoughts or feelings out loud using words.
"She was talking to her friend on the phone for hours."
The word talking comes from Middle English talkynge, formed by adding the suffix -ing to the verb talk. This construction simply indicates the action of speaking or conversing in a continuous manner.