"talk a mile a minute" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-talk a mile a minute.ogg Forms: talks a mile a minute [present, singular, third-person], talking a mile a minute [participle, present], talked a mile a minute [participle, past], talked a mile a minute [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} talk a mile a minute (third-person singular simple present talks a mile a minute, present participle talking a mile a minute, simple past and past participle talked a mile a minute)
  1. (idiomatic) To speak quickly or excessively. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Talking Related terms: a mile a minute
    Sense id: en-talk_a_mile_a_minute-en-verb-G-BqeZbq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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