Overview of noun speaking

The noun speaking has 2 senses

• speaking, speech production -- (the utterance of intelligible speech)


• public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation -- (delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking")

Overview of verb speak

The verb speak has 5 senses

• talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")


• talk, speak -- (exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words")


• speak, talk -- (use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect")


• address, speak -- (give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees")


• speak -- (make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke")

Overview of adj speaking

The adj speaking has 1 sense

• speaking -- (capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play")