Indicate and Talk

Indicate

Indicate verb - To serve as a sign or symptom of.

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Talk and indicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Talk" instead a verb "Indicate".

Talk verb - To give a formal often extended talk on a subject.

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Indicate and talk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indicate" instead a verb "Talk".

Nearby Words: talking, talkative, talker, talkie

person	indicate person	talk person
character	indicate character	talk character
people	indicate people	talk people
someone	indicate someone	talk someone
Other words: number, time, way, personality, enemies.

In The Legend of Korra, Bolin speaks fire ferret to talk to Pabu... or just chomps his teeth to indicate that Pabu should do the same to the rope.

Source: Speaks Fluent Animal
She gets mad and refuses to talk with him any further when his next statement seems to indicate that it's b, though in fact he's just clueless and has no idea of the implications.

Source: Accidental Marriage
Even when they do meet, Squall's father only awkwardly hints that they have some things to talk about, and Squall doesn't indicate openly whether he's aware of the connection or not.

Source: Parental Abandonment / Video Games

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