speaking

Speech parts

1. speaking - Noun

2. speaking - Adjective

3. speaking - Verb

4. speaking - Interjection

Meaning

of Speak

Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube.

Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

speechmaking saying discourse voicing talking utterance public speaking chatting debating discoursing discussing articulating oral presentation english language
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Antonyms

nonspeaking moult literature silent silence mute
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Hypernyms

address speech utterance vocalization

Hyponyms

speech reading debate recitation recital whisper

Phrases with the word

Dutch-speaking Swedish-speaking on speaking terms in a manner of speaking like speaking to a brick wall like speaking to a wall

Examples

The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart. Jerome

Who you are is speaking so loudly that I can't hear what you're saying. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a member of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment remember. Oliver Herford

Speaking is silver, being silent is gold. Dutch Proverb

Turn your tongue seven times before speaking. French Proverb

From listening comes wisdom, and from speaking repentance. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

speakerphone speakership speakie speaking a single language speaking clearly speaking clock