Definition of Speaking. Meaning of Speaking. Synonyms of Speaking

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Definition of Speaking

Speaking
Speaking Speak"ing, a. 1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube. 2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness. A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a person, or one which merely permits the exchange of salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects. Speaking trumpet, an instrument somewhat resembling a trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance. Speaking tube, a tube for conveying speech, especially from one room to another at a distance. To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted.

Meaning of Speaking from wikipedia

- In sociolinguistics, SPEAKING or the SPEAKING model, is a model socio-linguistic study (represented as a mnemonic) developed by Dell Hymes. Hymes developed...
- syntactic constraints that govern lexical words' function in a sentence. In speaking, speakers perform many different intentional speech acts, e.g., informing...
- 2012[update], India claimed to have the world's second-largest English-speaking po****tion: the most reliable estimate is around 10% of its po****tion...
- receive the Holy Spirit and speak in the languages of at least fifteen countries or ethnic groups. The exact phrase speaking in tongues has been used at...
- Public speaking (also called oratory or oration) has traditionally meant the act of speaking face to face to a live audience but today includes any form...
- language and among the most widely used languages on websites. The German-speaking countries are ranked fifth in terms of annual publication of new books...
- Sevendust SPEAK campaign, an animal rights campaign in Oxford SPEAK network, a Christian student campaigning network SPEAK (test), the Speaking Proficiency...
- Dutch-speaking immigrant communities can also be found in Australia and New Zealand. The 2011 Australian census showed 37,248 people speaking Dutch at...
- pre-school and over 43% of citizens being able to speak French. The majority of the world's French-speaking po****tion lives in Africa. According to a 2018...
- A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone...