Meaning of SPEAKING
| Pronunciation: | | 'speeking
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- [n] the utterance of intelligible speech
- [n] delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"
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| | Synonyms: | | oral presentation, public speaking, speech production, speechmaking |
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| | See Also: | | address, debate, disputation, public debate, reading, recital, recitation, speech, susurration, utterance, vocalization, whisper, whispering | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Speak"ing\, a.
1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube.
2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a
speaking likeness.
{A speaking acquaintance}, a slight acquaintance with a
person, or one which merely permits the exchange of
salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
{Speaking trumpet}, an instrument somewhat resembling a
trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so
intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.
{Speaking tube}, a tube for conveying speech, especially from
one room to another at a distance.
{To be on speaking terms}, to be slightly acquainted.
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