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(2.33 / 3 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

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. President Obama:

   Not while I’m speaking.

2. Dan Quayle:

   Public speaking is very easy.

3. Mark Judge:

   As a result, I avoid public speaking.

4. Dennis Avery:

   UKIP are speaking for a lot of people.

5. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Oysters speaking doesn''t give a pearl.

Images & Illustrations of speaking

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