Speaking
['spiːkɪŋ] or ['spikɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the utterance of intelligible speech.
(adj.) capable of or involving speech or speaking; 'human beings--the speaking animals'; 'a speaking part in the play' .
Inputed by Lawrence--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Speak
(a.) Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube.
(a.) Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness.
Checker: Presley
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Talk, discourse.[2]. Elocution, declamation, oratory.
Editor: Susanna
Examples
- Why, the breeches-maker, said Bob Manners, speaking very slow. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- In speaking of education Plato rather startles us by affirming that a child must be trained in falsehood first and in truth afterwards. Plato. The Republic.
- He studies her at his leisure, not speaking for a time. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- We have been speaking of life in its lowest terms--as a physical thing. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- When he was speaking of it in that way, I honestly said that _the_ _world_ I could give upparties, balls, playsfor I had no fear of retirement. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I advanced; then paused by the crib side: my hand was on the curtain, but I preferred speaking before I withdrew it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Oh there's Ma speaking to the man at the piano! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I am not speaking to you politely; but, as you are aware, I am _not_ polite. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Selden followed her, and still without speaking they seated themselves on a bench beside the fountain. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The use of a megaphone or speaking trumpet for conveying the sound of the voice to a distance is based on the same principle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Charlotte (the name of my false young friend) had gone down before me, and I heard this aunt speaking to her about me as I entered. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- We were speaking the other day, you know, of his being so warm an admirer of her performance. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Yes; just as if you were speaking Greek. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I am happy to say, I am pretty well, Sir,' said the man, speaking with great deliberation, and closing the book. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The best faculties of man are employed for futurity: speaking is better than acting, writing is better than speaking. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Editor: Seth