Dialoging

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Engaging in a conversation or exchange of ideas with others
2. Actively discussing or negotiating matters with a group or individual to reach understanding or agreement
3. Participating in a verbal exchange with others to communicate thoughts and ideas

Etymology: "Dialoging" is simply the present participle and gerund of "dialog," the American spelling of "dialogue." The verb form is built on the same root, so the story belongs to the noun, which came into English from Old French "dialogue," itself drawn from Latin "dialogus" and Greek "dialogos," meaning conversation or discussion. The Greek word is built from "dia," meaning "through" or "across," and "logos," meaning speech, reason, or word. The sense of a conversation passing back and forth between speakers is already present in that combination, which is why the term has long described both spoken exchanges and written works that stage one. The American spelling "dialog" is a variant of the British "dialogue," and it is the form used for the verb's inflections here. The verb inherits the sense of exchanging views with others, so it reads as the act of carrying on that back-and-forth.

Synonyms: conversing, discussing, chatting, talking, interacting