Speaking

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Capable of speech.
  • adj. Involving speaking or talking: has a speaking part in the play.
  • adj. Expressive or telling; eloquent.
  • adj. True to life; lifelike: a speaking likeness.
  • idiom. on speaking terms Friendly enough to exchange superficial remarks: We're on speaking terms with the new neighbors.
  • idiom. on speaking terms Ready and willing to communicate; not alienated or estranged: on speaking terms again after their quarrel.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Used in speaking.
  • adj. Expressive; eloquent.
  • adj. Involving speaking.
  • adj. Having the ability of speech.
  • n. One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
  • n. The act of communicating vocally.
  • n. An oral recitation of e.g. a story.
  • v. Present participle of speak.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech
  • adj. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike.
  • n. The act of uttering words.
  • n. Public declamation; oratory.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Adapted to inform or impress as if by speech; forcibly expressive or suggestive; animated or vivid in appearance: as, a speaking likeness; speaking gestures.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. capable of or involving speech or speaking
  • n. the utterance of intelligible speech
  • n. delivering an address to a public audience
  • Equivalent
    tongued   
    Antonym
    silent    unspeaking    nonspeaking   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    oratory    utterance    talk    discourse    patter    longiloquence    mumble    prolocution    dictation    declamation   
    Verb Stem
    speak   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    creaking    critiquing    eking    freaking    leaking    peaking    peeking    reeking    seeking    shrieking   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hurry    tendency    used    consent    oath    date    limit    orders    warning    doors