Definitions for speaking
ˈspi kɪŋspeak·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. speaking, speech production(noun)

   the utterance of intelligible speech

2. public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation(adj)

   delivering an address to a public audience

   "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"

3. speaking(a)(adj)

   capable of or involving speech or speaking

   "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. speaking(Noun)

   One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.

2. speaking(Noun)

   The act of communicating vocally.

3. speaking(Noun)

   An oral recitation of e.g. a story.

4. speaking(Adjective)

   Used in speaking.

   one's normal speaking voice

5. speaking(Adjective)

   Expressive; eloquent.

   The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.

6. speaking(Adjective)

   Involving speaking.

   It was her first speaking part: she screamed.

7. speaking(Adjective)

   Having the ability of speech.

   speaking parrot; speaking clock

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Speaking

   of Speak

2. Speaking(adj)

   uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube

3. Speaking(adj)

   seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'speaking' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2091

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'speaking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1092

How to pronounce speaking?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say speaking in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of speaking in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of speaking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of speaking in a Sentence

1. Alexander Tsai:

   Practically speaking, I would say one important take-home message is that there are many potential factors that may lead people to take their lives.

2. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott:

   I don't want to raise hope that might turn out to be dashed, i want to ensure that as far as is humanly possible, I am speaking out for Australians and for Australian values, but I also have to respect and defend Australia's friendships.

3. Bruce Cain:

   The sense Nixon had was that he was speaking for all those people who had served in the past, and who were getting pushed aside by the civil rights agenda, or being pushed aside by students and anti-war protesters, so he was going to articulate their concerns.

4. Gerald Bourke:

   In those German speaking countries, 120,000 people downloaded the app and we raised $850,000, thanks to that we were able to provide 1.7 million school meal to children in Lesotho.

5. Richard Steele:

   I know of no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise, and closing it with an exception.

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