speaking Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the utterance of intelligible speech
   speech production.
   
2. noun delivering an address to a public audience
   speechmaking; oral presentation; public speaking.
   
   • people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
3. verb express in speech
   verbalise; verbalize; mouth; utter; talk; speak.
   
   • She talks a lot of nonsense
   • This depressed patient does not verbalize
4. verb exchange thoughts; talk with
   talk; speak.
   
   • We often talk business
   • Actions talk louder than words
5. verb use language
   talk; speak.
   
   • the baby talks already
   • the prisoner won't speak
   • they speak a strange dialect
6. verb give a speech to
   speak; address.
   
   • The chairman addressed the board of trustees
7. verb make a characteristic or natural sound
   speak.
   
   • The drums spoke
8. adjective capable of or involving speech or speaking
   
   • human beings--the speaking animals
   • a speaking part in the play

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