What does speaking mean?
Definitions for speaking
ˈspi kɪŋspeak·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
speaking, speech productionnoun
the utterance of intelligible speech
public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentationadjective
delivering an address to a public audience
"people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"
speaking(a)adjective
capable of or involving speech or speaking
"human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play"
Wiktionary
speakingnoun
One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
speakingnoun
The act of communicating vocally.
speakingnoun
An oral recitation of e.g. a story.
speakingadjective
Used in speaking.
one's normal speaking voice
speakingadjective
Expressive; eloquent.
The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.
speakingadjective
Involving speaking.
It was her first speaking part: she screamed.
speakingadjective
Having the ability of speech.
speaking parrot; speaking clock
Webster Dictionary
Speaking
of Speak
Speakingadjective
uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube
Speakingadjective
seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness
Editors Contribution
speaking
The ability, act and process of to speak.
He was speaking with such love and unity, a real joy is her future husband.
Submitted by MaryC on April 6, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'speaking' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2091
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'speaking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1092
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of speaking in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of speaking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of speaking in a Sentence
It has been a habit for the last three, four years, that anyone who is speaking against government policies is facing either court cases or prison, or such control by the government, this is a dark period for our country, our democracy.
Astronomically speaking, that’s a very close neighbor.
I really want to say thatyouhave to give this anopportunity, for me, it saved my life.I only can go by what it is thatI have gone through and what mystory is, and I cant speak foranyone else.So thats not what Im trying todo here.Im only speaking for myself.
Buddhism is something that attaches much importance to inner heart, and pays attention to the individual's spiritual world, it is a kind of elevated culture. Speaking from this perspective, I think it can satisfy the needs of many people.
His legacy in the industry was that he brought some kind of French elegance. That was his nature, in his way of speaking and behaving, his gestures.
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- SprechenGerman
- berbicaraIndonesian
- 話すJapanese
- 말하기Korean
- речь, разгово́р, выступле́ние, говоря́щий, говоре́ниеRussian
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