speaking  

Thesaurus for speaking

• adjective
  • antonyms
    • nonspeaking  
  • similar terms
    • talking, tongued  
• noun
  • synonyms
    • speech production, public speaking, speechmaking, oral presentation, address, speech, utterance, vocalization  

Pronunciation of speaking: S P IY1 K IH0 NG ('spikɪŋ)

Number of syllables of speaking: 2

Definition of speaking

• (n): the utterance of intelligible speech  
• (n): delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"  

Examples of speaking

• He tried not to stutter when speaking.  
• She is, figuratively speaking, burning the stake.  
• Announcers are good at speaking.  
• They are acting and speaking rashly.  
• Gavel Club helps inmates sharpen speaking skills.  
• The president continued speaking uninterrupted.  
• Generally speaking socialism is doctrinaire.  
• The newborn was speaking.  
• Qualitatively speaking, it's the same.  
• He slurs words when speaking.