the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
speakings,literary works composed for recitation, as ancient bardic poetry; oral literature.
adjective
that speaks.
used in, suited to, or involving speaking or talking: the speaking voice.
of or relating to declamation.
giving information as if by speech: a speaking proof of a thing.
highly expressive: speaking eyes.
lifelike: a speaking likeness.
Idioms for speaking
not on speaking terms, not or no longer in a relationship of open, willing, or ready communication, as because of resentment or estrangement: They had a squabble during the holidays, and now they're not on speaking terms.
on speaking terms,
in a relationship close enough for or limited to friendly superficialities: I don't know the hosts well, but we are certainly on speaking terms.
in a relationship of open, willing, or ready communication: Now that the debt has been settled, I hope you and your partner are on speaking terms again.
Origin of speaking
Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at speak, -ing1, -ing2
speakeasy, speaker, Speaker of the House, speakerphone, speak for, speaking, speaking clock, speaking in tongues, speaking trumpet, speaking tube, speaking type
As physicians gain seniority, they may be hired for industry speaking engagements worth thousands of dollars, or paid six figures to sit on a company’s board.
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Shine Bootcamp offers a 6-week online public speaking workshop for women as well as ongoing resources.
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I don’t want this to become a speaking-out-against-him thing.
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If you’d rather leave the speaking to others but don’t want to miss out on all the great search knowledge, you can register for the event here.
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Patrick devotes a lot of his time to helping the SEO community through his speaking engagements, the TechSEO Reddit sub-forum, the TechSEO Slack channel he runs and so much more.
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Speaking to a local radio station today Antonella Ramelli said the video gives her hope.
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“Mona Iraqi is responsible for 25 families losing their lives,” he said, speaking figuratively.
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Speaking of the literature you love, the Bloomsbury writers crop up in your collection repeatedly.
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Sometimes democracy and liberalism are about speaking up about the great issues, like a massive foreign war.
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Both the Republicans in Congress and the American-Cuban community in exile have been speaking out against the warming relations.
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But as his father was speaking again the student turned his serious face toward the pulpit.
Tess of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
"Yes, yes; quite so," I said, speaking perhaps a trifle impatiently.
Those Times And These|Irvin S. Cobb
But, in speaking of his disposition, I have no intention whatever to give him a character for amiability.
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And in speaking of domination, I do not mean the domination of the tiger.
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno
After all, this was her aunt, and she believed she was speaking to her niece.
The Rebellion of Margaret|Geraldine Mockler
British Dictionary definitions for speaking
speaking
/ (ˈspiːkɪŋ) /
adjective
(prenominal)eloquent, impressive, or striking
able to speak
(in combination)able to speak a particular languageFrench-speaking