speaking
/S P IY1 K IH0 NG/- 1
Used in speaking.
“one's normal speaking voice”
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Expressive; eloquent.
“The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.”
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Involving speaking.
“It was her first speaking part: she screamed.”
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Having the ability of speech.
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One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
“I can read and understand most texts in German, but my speaking is awful.”
- 2
The act of communicating vocally.
- 3
An oral recitation of e.g. a story.
- 1
To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
“I was so surprised I couldn't speak.”
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To have a conversation.
“It's been ages since we've spoken.”
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(by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
“Actions speak louder than words.”
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To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
“This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.”
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To be able to communicate in a language.
“He speaks Mandarin fluently.”
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To utter.
“I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.”
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To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
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(sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
“So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?”
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To produce a sound; to sound.
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Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.
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To address; to accost; to speak to.
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