speaking

About 45.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Used in speaking.

   one's normal speaking voice

2. adjective Expressive; eloquent.

   The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.

3. adjective Involving speaking.

   It was her first speaking part: she screamed.

4. adjective Having the ability of speech.

   speaking parrot; speaking clock

5. adjective Having competence in a language.

   The English-speaking gentleman gave us directions.

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

   I can read and understand most texts in German, but my speaking is awful.

7. noun The act of communicating vocally.
8. noun A speaking exercise or exam.

Similar words

articulate public speaking talking mumbling muttering tongued oral presentation speech-endowed speech production say

Often followed by

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