Definition of double-talk in English:

double-talk

nounˈdʌbltɔːkˈdəblˌtɔk

North American

another term for doublespeak
Example sentencesExamples
- This double-talk has shown us a lack of leadership and an inability to implement strategies for quality of life and a sustainable infrastructure.
- But in this exhibition you also refer to the ‘old masters’ as evidence of innovators who must speak doubletalk in order to get away with what they're trying to say.
- Not surprisingly, this attempt to square the circle involved a large dose of hypocrisy and double-talk.
- It's political doubletalk and you can smell it a mile away.
- Will you blink an eye for them if the banderlats tear them to pieces or will you drown your guilt in petty self righteous doubletalk?
- After more than a half hour, I realized that the discussion involved much more than the mechanics of our transport; both were using this sort of doubletalk as a means of expressing continuing distrust.
- The administration has sought to minimize the damage with a barrage of doubletalk that even the subservient media has been unable to swallow.
- In a country with proper respect for its rights and freedoms, this should not be a subject distorted by hyperbole nor confused by double-talk.
- It relies on doubletalk, uncertainty, lies, and keeping your opponent unsure of just how crazy you are.
- All of the rhetoric and doubletalk aside, everyone knows that the tariff was an appeasement to a few U.S. mill owners whose inferior lumber couldn't compete on a level playing field.
- Until this cycle of excuses and doubletalk ends, the rest of us won't be able to separate the good from the bad.
- Perhaps this context of guarded or duplicitous speech illumines the doubletalk on Paul's part.
- He is the master of wedge politics, of the wolf whistle and of spin or doubletalk or should we call it ‘Newspeak’.
- But beyond these forces is another that ratifies and multiplies their impact, helping produce a debate so remote from real answers and so infected with doubletalk that citizens tune out.
- And what kind of pseudoscience doubletalk do you suppose they trot out to explain this policy?
- This nation is tired of doubletalk, of deliberate confusion, and of unseemly haste.
- Furthermore, speech has its own structure, independent of discourse structure and sentence structure - think about the phrase-sized groupings you can hear in skilled doubletalk.
- They hide their lies in doubletalk, manipulating our English language to serve their own ends.
- His doubletalk, fierce anger, and conspiracy theories do not register well with independents.
- I'm not thick, I'm not naive - I'm just sick of theory and doubletalk.

Definition of double-talk in US English:

double-talk

nounˈdəblˌtôkˈdəblˌtɔk

North American

1Deliberately unintelligible speech combining nonsense syllables and actual words.
Example sentencesExamples
- He excels at accents, impersonations, double-talk, vocal sound effects, mime, and extruded flutter-tonguing to make flutists envious.
- I just stared at him mouth open, perplexed and maybe even slightly flustered by his strange double-talk.
- Sid Caesar delivered his entire speech in double-talk French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese.
- And the finished product emerged as quite a remarkable length of double-talk.
- A true country-club hillbilly, Cornette's pompous demeanor, obnoxious jackets, and endless stream of double-talk have made him one of the most despised men in wrestling.
1. 1.1
  another term for doublespeak
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'm not thick, I'm not naive - I'm just sick of theory and doubletalk.
  This nation is tired of doubletalk, of deliberate confusion, and of unseemly haste.
  This double-talk has shown us a lack of leadership and an inability to implement strategies for quality of life and a sustainable infrastructure.
  Perhaps this context of guarded or duplicitous speech illumines the doubletalk on Paul's part.
  It's political doubletalk and you can smell it a mile away.
  All of the rhetoric and doubletalk aside, everyone knows that the tariff was an appeasement to a few U.S. mill owners whose inferior lumber couldn't compete on a level playing field.
  His doubletalk, fierce anger, and conspiracy theories do not register well with independents.
  After more than a half hour, I realized that the discussion involved much more than the mechanics of our transport; both were using this sort of doubletalk as a means of expressing continuing distrust.
  And what kind of pseudoscience doubletalk do you suppose they trot out to explain this policy?
  Will you blink an eye for them if the banderlats tear them to pieces or will you drown your guilt in petty self righteous doubletalk?
  But beyond these forces is another that ratifies and multiplies their impact, helping produce a debate so remote from real answers and so infected with doubletalk that citizens tune out.
  The administration has sought to minimize the damage with a barrage of doubletalk that even the subservient media has been unable to swallow.
  Until this cycle of excuses and doubletalk ends, the rest of us won't be able to separate the good from the bad.
  They hide their lies in doubletalk, manipulating our English language to serve their own ends.
  Not surprisingly, this attempt to square the circle involved a large dose of hypocrisy and double-talk.
  But in this exhibition you also refer to the ‘old masters’ as evidence of innovators who must speak doubletalk in order to get away with what they're trying to say.
  He is the master of wedge politics, of the wolf whistle and of spin or doubletalk or should we call it ‘Newspeak’.
  It relies on doubletalk, uncertainty, lies, and keeping your opponent unsure of just how crazy you are.
  In a country with proper respect for its rights and freedoms, this should not be a subject distorted by hyperbole nor confused by double-talk.
  Furthermore, speech has its own structure, independent of discourse structure and sentence structure - think about the phrase-sized groupings you can hear in skilled doubletalk.

单词	double-talk
释义	Definition of double-talk in English: double-talk nounˈdʌbltɔːkˈdəblˌtɔk North American another term for doublespeak Example sentencesExamples This double-talk has shown us a lack of leadership and an inability to implement strategies for quality of life and a sustainable infrastructure. But in this exhibition you also refer to the ‘old masters’ as evidence of innovators who must speak doubletalk in order to get away with what they're trying to say. Not surprisingly, this attempt to square the circle involved a large dose of hypocrisy and double-talk. It's political doubletalk and you can smell it a mile away. Will you blink an eye for them if the banderlats tear them to pieces or will you drown your guilt in petty self righteous doubletalk? After more than a half hour, I realized that the discussion involved much more than the mechanics of our transport; both were using this sort of doubletalk as a means of expressing continuing distrust. The administration has sought to minimize the damage with a barrage of doubletalk that even the subservient media has been unable to swallow. In a country with proper respect for its rights and freedoms, this should not be a subject distorted by hyperbole nor confused by double-talk. It relies on doubletalk, uncertainty, lies, and keeping your opponent unsure of just how crazy you are. All of the rhetoric and doubletalk aside, everyone knows that the tariff was an appeasement to a few U.S. mill owners whose inferior lumber couldn't compete on a level playing field. Until this cycle of excuses and doubletalk ends, the rest of us won't be able to separate the good from the bad. Perhaps this context of guarded or duplicitous speech illumines the doubletalk on Paul's part. He is the master of wedge politics, of the wolf whistle and of spin or doubletalk or should we call it ‘Newspeak’. But beyond these forces is another that ratifies and multiplies their impact, helping produce a debate so remote from real answers and so infected with doubletalk that citizens tune out. And what kind of pseudoscience doubletalk do you suppose they trot out to explain this policy? This nation is tired of doubletalk, of deliberate confusion, and of unseemly haste. Furthermore, speech has its own structure, independent of discourse structure and sentence structure - think about the phrase-sized groupings you can hear in skilled doubletalk. They hide their lies in doubletalk, manipulating our English language to serve their own ends. His doubletalk, fierce anger, and conspiracy theories do not register well with independents. I'm not thick, I'm not naive - I'm just sick of theory and doubletalk. Definition of double-talk in US English: double-talk nounˈdəblˌtôkˈdəblˌtɔk North American 1Deliberately unintelligible speech combining nonsense syllables and actual words. Example sentencesExamples He excels at accents, impersonations, double-talk, vocal sound effects, mime, and extruded flutter-tonguing to make flutists envious. I just stared at him mouth open, perplexed and maybe even slightly flustered by his strange double-talk. Sid Caesar delivered his entire speech in double-talk French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese. And the finished product emerged as quite a remarkable length of double-talk. A true country-club hillbilly, Cornette's pompous demeanor, obnoxious jackets, and endless stream of double-talk have made him one of the most despised men in wrestling. 1.1 another term for doublespeak Example sentencesExamples I'm not thick, I'm not naive - I'm just sick of theory and doubletalk. This nation is tired of doubletalk, of deliberate confusion, and of unseemly haste. This double-talk has shown us a lack of leadership and an inability to implement strategies for quality of life and a sustainable infrastructure. Perhaps this context of guarded or duplicitous speech illumines the doubletalk on Paul's part. It's political doubletalk and you can smell it a mile away. All of the rhetoric and doubletalk aside, everyone knows that the tariff was an appeasement to a few U.S. mill owners whose inferior lumber couldn't compete on a level playing field. His doubletalk, fierce anger, and conspiracy theories do not register well with independents. After more than a half hour, I realized that the discussion involved much more than the mechanics of our transport; both were using this sort of doubletalk as a means of expressing continuing distrust. And what kind of pseudoscience doubletalk do you suppose they trot out to explain this policy? Will you blink an eye for them if the banderlats tear them to pieces or will you drown your guilt in petty self righteous doubletalk? But beyond these forces is another that ratifies and multiplies their impact, helping produce a debate so remote from real answers and so infected with doubletalk that citizens tune out. The administration has sought to minimize the damage with a barrage of doubletalk that even the subservient media has been unable to swallow. Until this cycle of excuses and doubletalk ends, the rest of us won't be able to separate the good from the bad. They hide their lies in doubletalk, manipulating our English language to serve their own ends. Not surprisingly, this attempt to square the circle involved a large dose of hypocrisy and double-talk. But in this exhibition you also refer to the ‘old masters’ as evidence of innovators who must speak doubletalk in order to get away with what they're trying to say. He is the master of wedge politics, of the wolf whistle and of spin or doubletalk or should we call it ‘Newspeak’. It relies on doubletalk, uncertainty, lies, and keeping your opponent unsure of just how crazy you are. In a country with proper respect for its rights and freedoms, this should not be a subject distorted by hyperbole nor confused by double-talk. Furthermore, speech has its own structure, independent of discourse structure and sentence structure - think about the phrase-sized groupings you can hear in skilled doubletalk.
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