talkie

noun

Definition of talkienext
as in silent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talkie
  1. silent
  2. feature
  3. documentary
  4. short
  5. cartoon
  6. film
  7. docudrama
  8. animated cartoon
Noun
  • Chaplin’s run of silents continued into the talkie era.
    Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • As American filmmaking was transitioning from silents to sound in the late 1920s, the industry itself was growing more conservative.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023
Definition of silent
Noun
  • Medina’s early memories of the Northside feature mostly Latino faces.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The apps Bumble for Friends: Initially launched in 2016 as a feature on Bumble known as BFF, the typical user is a young woman who has just graduated from high school or college or moved to a new city, a Bumble spokesperson told me.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of feature
Noun
  • Ver appeared in an HBO documentary about the origins of Bitcoin.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Post-Credit Scenes • My scene of the week comes early in the episode, when Pat is recording different versions of a line to be spliced into the making-of documentary that will end up on the Tecto Blu-ray.
    Jack King, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of documentary
Noun
  • But don’t forget a tank top or a pair of shorts, either.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Weighing-in at 3.9 ounces for a size medium, these lightweight shorts are designed with slightly stretchy, durable polyester fabric that dries quickly and wicks moisture well.
    Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of short
Noun
  • The other domain leads you straight to a website designed to turn you into a cartoon wolf with your eyes bulging out of your head, howling hornily at the moon and ready to spend thousands of dollars on hot vids.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Suddenly, the cartoon lightbulb above his head began glowing at 1,000 watts.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of cartoon
Noun
  • Mercifully, Lo left the kitchen and bathrooms intact, as well as the front of the loft where the film shoots take place.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This isn’t the only gentleman-on-gentleman peck cut from the film.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of film
Noun
  • At Witt’s End elevates the typical true-crime docudrama by drawing an intimate portrait of Witt, a beloved teen whose life was cut far too short.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The production reunites Pacino and Chastain for the first time since the former’s 2011 docudrama Wilde Salomé, with that collaboration sparked by their appearing together in a stage production of Oscar Wilde’s 1891 play Salomé.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of docudrama
Noun
  • Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2022
  • To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.
    Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 June 2022
Definition of animated cartoon
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