speaking
/ˈspiːkɪŋ
/noun [mass noun]
1The action of conveying information or expressing one’s feelings in speech: clear thinking aids clear speaking...
- He demonstrated his impressive intellectual aptitude and capacity for clear speaking, along with some real political savvy.
- She cleared her throat and tried speaking evenly.
- Tommy looked at the wall and continued speaking.
1.1The activity of delivering speeches: public speaking...
- It should be noted, this gentleman was a professor of public speaking.
- With a degree in business & in public speaking, she was also good with snobby people.
- Men have a monopoly in public speaking, landowning rights, and religious rituals.
adjective [attributive]
1Used for or engaged in speech: you have a clear speaking voice...
- I was thinking of people with good speaking voices.
- Ronald Reagan had a great speaking voice.
- He provided the speaking voice for main character Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
1.1 [in combination] Able to communicate in a specified language: an English-speaking guide
1.2Conveying meaning as though in words: she gave him a speaking look
1.3(Of a portrait) so lifelike as to seem to be capable of speech: a speaking likeness
Phrases
on speaking terms
—— speaking
speaking of