1. speaking - noun
· the utterance of intelligible speech
Synonym(s): speech_production
Hypernym(s): utterance, vocalization
2. speaking - noun
· delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"
Synonym(s): public_speaking, speechmaking, oral_presentation
3. speak - verb
· express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
Synonym(s): talk, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate
4. speak - verb
· exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
Synonym(s): talk
Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate
5. speak - verb
· use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
Synonym(s): talk
Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate
6. speak - verb
· give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
Synonym(s): address
7. speak - verb
· make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"
Hypernym(s): sound
8. speaking - adjective
· capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play"
Antonym(s): nonspeaking
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