Speaking

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1 English

1.1 Verb form
1.2 Noun
1.3 Adjective

English

Verb form

speaking

Present participle of to speak.

Noun

speaking (uncountable)

The action of the verb to speak.

Adjective

speaking (no comparative or superlative; used only before the noun)

Used in speaking.
one's normal speaking voice

WordNet Definitions

two

1. speaking, speech production -- (the utterance of intelligible speech).
2. public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation -- (delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking").

five

1. talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize").
2. talk, speak -- (exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words").
3. speak, talk -- (use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect").
4. address, speak -- (give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees").
5. speak -- (make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke").

two

1. speaking(prenominal) (vs. nonspeaking) -- (capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play").
2. speaking(prenominal), speech-endowed -- (capable of speech; "the speaking animal").

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