She talks around the issue without addressing it directly.

They talked over the phone for hours.

They were talking over the phone for hours.

He talks down to his employees.

They were talking around the issue, trying to avoid a direct confrontation.

They talked around the issue without addressing it directly.

She enjoys talking dirty to her partner during intimate moments.

They talked dirty to each other all night.

He talks dirty to his girlfriend.

We sat around the campfire and had a talk story.