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speaking

/ˈspi.kɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Speaking means: delivering an address to a public audience.

Synonyms for speaking7

noun, as in delivering an address to a public audience

public speaking, speechmaking, oral presentation

noun, as in the utterance of intelligible speech

speech production

adjective, as in capable of speech

speech-endowed, articulate

adjective, as in capable of or involving speech or speaking

tongued

Opposites of speaking

nonspeaking

What does speaking mean?4

noun

1

delivering an address to a public audience“people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking”

2

the utterance of intelligible speech

adjective

1

capable of speech“the speaking animal”

2

capable of or involving speech or speaking“human beings — the speaking animals”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with speaking?7

Show 40 near rhymes
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Speaking in a sentence

  • Strictly speaking, his view differs somewhat from that of his opponents.CM
  • Strictly speaking, his view differs somewhat from mine.unknown
  • Speaking of television, what is your favorite show nowadays?CM
  • The people in this town, generally speaking, are kind to visitors.CK
  • Generally speaking, orchestra conductors wear tailcoats at concerts.auxitt
  • Generally speaking, a woman will live longer than a man.CK
  • Just as he was speaking, a fire broke out.orcrist
  • Generally speaking, women are better linguists than men.LimeGreenTeknii

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of speaking

as a noun

plural
speakings