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Detailed Synonyms for speaking in English

speaking:

speaking adj

  1. speaking
    – capable of or involving speech or speaking 1
    speaking
    – capable of or involving speech or speaking 1
    • speaking adj
      • human beings--the speaking animals1
      • a speaking part in the play1

speaking [the ~] noun

  1. the speaking
    – the utterance of intelligible speech 1
    the speech production; the speaking
    – the utterance of intelligible speech 1
  2. the speaking
    – delivering an address to a public audience 1
    the speechmaking; the public speaking; the speaking; the oral presentation
    – delivering an address to a public audience 1

Alternate Synonyms for "speaking":


Antonyms for "speaking":


Related Definitions for "speaking":

  1. capable of or involving speech or speaking1
    • human beings--the speaking animals1
    • a speaking part in the play1
  2. the utterance of intelligible speech1
  3. delivering an address to a public audience1

speaking form of speak:

to speak verb (speaks, spoke, speaking)

  1. to speak
    to speak; to communicate; to have a conversation; to converse; to talk
    • speak verb (speaks, spoke, speaking)
    • communicate verb (communicates, communicated, communicating)
    • have a conversation verb (has a conversation, had a conversation, having a conversation)
    • converse verb (converses, conversed, conversing)
    • talk verb (talks, talked, talking)
  2. to speak
    to speak; to rattle; to blab; to have a conversation; to tell; to talk; to chatter; to narrate; to relate; to chat
    • speak verb (speaks, spoke, speaking)
    • rattle verb (rattles, rattled, rattling)
    • blab verb (blabs, blabbed, blabbing)
    • have a conversation verb (has a conversation, had a conversation, having a conversation)
    • tell verb (tells, told, telling)
    • talk verb (talks, talked, talking)
    • chatter verb (chatters, chattered, chattering)
    • narrate verb (narrates, narrated, narrating)
    • relate verb (relates, related, relating)
    • chat verb (chats, chated, chating)
  3. to speak
    to express; to utter; give expression to; express oneself; to impersonate; to ventilate; reveal oneself; to talk; to speak
  4. to speak
    to discuss
    – speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion 1
    • discuss verb (discusss, discussed, discussing)
      • We discussed our household budget1
    to review; to talk about; to speak
    • review verb (reviews, reviewed, reviewing)
    • talk about verb (talks about, talked about, talking about)
    • speak verb (speaks, spoke, speaking)
  5. to speak
    to call; to hail; to speak; to shout
    • call verb (calls, called, calling)
    • hail verb (hails, hailed, hailing)
    • speak verb (speaks, spoke, speaking)
    • shout verb (shouts, shouted, shouting)
  6. to speak
    – express in speech 1
    to speak; to utter; to talk; mouth; to verbalize; verbalise
    – express in speech 1
    • speak verb (speaks, spoke, speaking)
    • utter verb (utters, uttered, uttering)
    • talk verb (talks, talked, talking)
      • She talks a lot of nonsense1
    • mouth verb
    • verbalize verb, American (verbalizes, verbalized, verbalizing)
      • This depressed patient does not verbalize1
    • verbalise verb, British
  7. to speak
    – exchange thoughts; talk with 1
    to speak; to talk
    – exchange thoughts; talk with 1
    • speak verb (speaks, spoke, speaking)
    • talk verb (talks, talked, talking)
      • We often talk business1
      • Actions talk louder than words1
  8. to speak
    – use language 1
    to speak; to talk
    – use language 1
    • speak verb (speaks, spoke, speaking)
      • the prisoner won't speak1
      • they speak a strange dialect1
    • talk verb (talks, talked, talking)
      • the baby talks already1
  9. to speak
    – give a speech to 1
    to address; to speak
    – give a speech to 1
    • address verb (address, addressed, addressing)
      • The chairman addressed the board of trustees1
    • speak verb (speaks, spoke, speaking)
  10. to speak
    – make a characteristic or natural sound 1
    to speak
    – make a characteristic or natural sound 1
    • speak verb (speaks, spoke, speaking)
      • The drums spoke1

Conjugations for speak:

present
  1. speak
  2. speak
  3. speaks
  4. speak
  5. speak
  6. speak
simple past
  1. spoke
  2. spoke
  3. spoke
  4. spoke
  5. spoke
  6. spoke
present perfect
  1. have spoken
  2. have spoken
  3. has spoken
  4. have spoken
  5. have spoken
  6. have spoken
past continuous
  1. was speaking
  2. were speaking
  3. was speaking
  4. were speaking
  5. were speaking
  6. were speaking
future
  1. shall speak
  2. will speak
  3. will speak
  4. shall speak
  5. will speak
  6. will speak
continuous present
  1. am speaking
  2. are speaking
  3. is speaking
  4. are speaking
  5. are speaking
  6. are speaking
subjunctive
  1. be spoken
  2. be spoken
  3. be spoken
  4. be spoken
  5. be spoken
  6. be spoken
diverse
  1. speak!
  2. let's speak!
  3. spoken
  4. speaking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

speak

  1. speak

Related Words for "speak":

  • speaking, speakable

Alternate Synonyms for "speak":


Related Definitions for "speak":

  1. express in speech1
  2. exchange thoughts; talk with1
  3. use language1
    • the prisoner won't speak1
    • they speak a strange dialect1
  4. give a speech to1
  5. make a characteristic or natural sound1
    • The drums spoke1

Related Synonyms for speaking