talk at

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to speak to (a person) in a way that indicates a response is not really wanted

   I wish he'd talk to me rather than at me

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talk at Idioms  

1. Speak to someone without regard for or interest in his or her reaction or response. For example, She had a way of talking at us that was quite unpleasant. [First half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Despite Liverpool's dominance, the talk at half-time was of Mohamed Salah's missed penalty.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Seth Hays, author of the Asia AI Policy Monitor newsletter, said talk at the summit would likely centre around "ensuring that governments put up some guardrails, but don't throttle AI development".

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

During a talk at a Wolfe Research conference on Wednesday, Micron CFO Mark Murphy called the reports “inaccurate” and said that the company’s HBM4 is in high-volume production.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Mojica planned a belated coming out talk at dinner the night before; the discussion never happened.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

And he had read someplace—no, heard it at a talk at Marineland— that sharks will sometimes hit flashing light or movement because it is similar to the flash a wounded fish makes when it rolls.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen