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speak·ing S0611400 (spē′kĭng)adj.1. a. Capable of speech.b. Involving speaking or talking: has a speaking part in the play.2. Expressive or telling; eloquent.3. True to life; lifelike: a speaking likeness.Idiom: on speaking terms1. Friendly enough to exchange superficial remarks: We're on speaking terms with the new neighbors.2. Ready and willing to communicate; not alienated or estranged.speaking (ˈspiːkɪŋ) adj1. (prenominal) eloquent, impressive, or striking2. a. able to speakb. (in combination) able to speak a particular language: French-speaking. speak•ing (ˈspi kɪŋ) n. 1. the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks. 2. speakings, literary works composed for recitation. adj. 3. able to speak. 4. used in, suited to, or involving speaking or talking. 5. giving information as if by speech: speaking proof of a thing. 6. highly expressive: speaking eyes. 7. lifelike: a speaking likeness. [1200–50] speak′ing•ly, adv. Speaking See Also: CONVERSATION, SPEECH PATTERNS, TALKATIVENESS - [A statement] came out flat as a sheet of onion-skin paper —Cornell Woolrich
- Can speak as flashy as water runs —R. Wright Campbell
- Cut short his speech, like a pang of pain —Joseph Conrad
- The few sentences she uttered were like eternal judgments —Larry McMurtry
- Had a habit … of making a narrow remark which, like a plumber’s snake, could work its way through the ear down the artery, half-way to my heart —Grace Paley
- He [Peter O’Toole] doesn’t just talk, he offers his words like presents, gift-wrapped —Robert Goldberg, Wall Street Journal, April 21, 1987
- He was gathering toward speech, like a man about to rhumba, waiting to feel the beat —Leonard Michaels
- His tongue [is] as a devouring fire —The Holy Bible/Isaiah
- His rhetoric falls like a freight train over a bridge —David Brinkley about John L. Lewis
- His talk was like a stream which runs with rapid changes from rock to roses —Winthrop Mackworth Praed
To illustrate the simile, the poem in which it appears continues with “It slipped from politics to puns; it passed from Mahomet to Moses.” - If I open my mouth it’s like pebbles rattling together —Albert Camus
- Phrases … looping out of her mouth like a backward spaghetti-eating process —Elizabeth Spencer
- A remark thrown off like an idle dart —Sylvia Berkman
- Said grimly … like a man announcing that X-rated movies had been shown at the deacons’ party —Stephen King
- Said it flatly, like a tour guide reading from a Baedeker —Jonathan Valin
- Sentences came … fluently enough, even though they did sound rather like quotations from a phrase book —Christopher Isherwood
- Sharpened their tongues like a serpent —The Holy Bible/Psalms
- [Words] slipped out of me in a spasm of candor, like a sneeze —Paul Reidinger
- Some men are like bagpipes, they can’t speak till their belly’s filled —Seumas MacManus
- Speaking without thinking is like shooting without aiming —English proverb
- Speak pleasantly … like a stewardess in an airliner with only one wing and two engines, one of which is on fire —Douglas Adams
- Spoke to them mildly as mid-May weather —Stephen Vincent Benét
- Talked like birds, with a gentle malice —Dame Edith Sitwell
- Talked like her eyes looked, like her eyes watching us and her voice talking to us did not belong to her. Like she was living somewhere else, waiting somewhere else —William Faulkner
- Talking is like playing on the harp; there is as much in laying the hands on the strings to stop their vibrations as in twanging them to bring out the music —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
- Talks like his tongue is in a cramp … like he has adenoids as big as footballs … and muscles to match —John Wainwright
- Tough talk … like whistling in a haunted house —John Wainwright
- Voice stopped, like words written off the edge of a page —Elizabeth Spencer
ThesaurusNoun | 1. | speaking - the utterance of intelligible speechspeech productionutterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communicationspeech - the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness - speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords | | 2. | speaking - delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"oral presentation, public speaking, speechmakingrecitation, recital, reading - a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"disputation, public debate, debate - the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) | Adj. | 1. | speaking - capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play"nonspeaking, walk-on - not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines; "had a nonspeaking role in the play" | Translationsspeak (spiːk) – past tense spoke (spouk) : past participle ˈspoken (ˈspoukən) – verb1. to say (words) or talk. He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us. 講話 讲话2. (often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse. Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it. 談話 谈话3. to (be able to) talk in (a language). She speaks Russian. 講(某種語言) 讲(某种语言) 4. to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc). I always speak my mind. 說出 说出5. to make a speech, address an audience. The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment. 演說 演说ˈspeaker noun1. a person who is or was speaking. 演講者 演讲者2. (sometimes ˌloudˈspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds. Our record-player needs a new speaker. 揚聲器 扬声器ˈspeaking adjective1. involving speech. a speaking part in a play. 精彩的 精彩的2. used in speech. a pleasant speaking voice. 富於表情的 富于表情的ˈspoken adjective produced by speaking. the spoken word. 口語(化)的 口语(化)的 -spoken speaking in a particular way. plain-spoken; smooth-spoken. 具有...特點的說話 具有...特点的说话generally speaking in general. Generally speaking, men are stronger than women. 大致上來說 总的来说speak for itself/themselves to have an obvious meaning; not to need explaining. The facts speak for themselves. 不言而喻 不言而喻speak out to say boldly what one thinks. I feel the time has come to speak out. 大膽地說(出) 大胆地说(出) speak up to speak (more) loudly. Speak up! We can't hear you! 響亮地說 大声讲,响亮地说 to speak of worth mentioning. He has no talent to speak of. 值得一說(一提) 值得一说(一提) speaking See:- be (not) on speaking terms
- be on speaking terms
- be speaking out of both sides of (one's) mouth
- frankly
- frankly speaking
- in a manner of speaking
- on speaking terms
- relatively speaking
- speak (one's) language
- speak (one's) piece
- speak a mile a minute
- speak about (someone or something)
- speak against (someone or something)
- speak as (one) finds
- speak by the card
- speak daggers
- speak down to (one)
- speak for (one)
- speak for (oneself)
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak from (something)
- speak from experience
- speak from the/(one's) heart
- speak highly of (someone or something)
- speak ill of (someone or something)
- speak in circles
- speak of
- speak off the cuff
- speak on (something)
- speak out
- speak out of both sides of (one's) mouth
- speak out of turn
- speak sense
- speak the same language
- speak to
- speak too soon
- speak up
- speak up for (one)
- speak volumes
- speak well for
- speak with (someone or something)
- speak with a forked tongue
- speaking as someone
- speaking candidly
- speaking for oneself
- speaking of (something)
- speaking quite frankly
- strictly speaking
speaking LegalSeeSpeakspeaking Related to speaking: speaking in tongues, public speakingSynonyms for speakingnoun the utterance of intelligible speechSynonymsRelated Words- utterance
- vocalization
- speech
- whisper
- whispering
- susurration
- voicelessness
noun delivering an address to a public audienceSynonyms- oral presentation
- public speaking
- speechmaking
Related Words- recitation
- recital
- reading
- speech
- address
- disputation
- public debate
- debate
adj capable of or involving speech or speakingAntonyms |