“I have no appetite; I can't eat!” — “My dear fellow,” answered the Doctor in mildest tone, “it isn't of the slightest consequence;” — and continued his philosophical discoursings with us!
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Discoursing
Synonyms for "discoursing" (259 found)
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converse withconversingcriticizedeal withdeductiondeductive reasoningdeliberatedeliberate upondeliver an addressdemonstrationdescantdevelopdilatediscourse aboutdiscourse of reasondiscourse withdiscursive reasondiscussdisputedisquisition
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dissertdissertatedoelaborateelocutionenactenlargeessayetudeexaminationexamineexchangeexchange viewsexcursusexerciseexpandexplainexpositexpositionexpoundfeaturefirst approachgabgive a talkgive-and-takego intohandleharanguehold forthhomeworkhomilyimpersonateinductioninductive reasoninginquire intoinstructionintercourseinterlocutionintroductory studyinvestigateknock aroundlanguagelecturelecture-demonstrationlessonlogical thought
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lucubrationmemoirmonographmoralmoral lessonmoralitymoralizationmoralizemorceaunarratenoteobject lessonoral communicationorateorationoutlinepalaverpandectpaperparagraph
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parolepass under reviewperformperoratepersonatephilosophypieceplatformplayplayactpoint a moralprattlepreachpreachificationpreachingpreachmentprelectionpreliminary studyprolegomenonproofraprappingrationalismrationalityrationalizationrationalizingread a lessonreasonreason aboutreason the pointreasonablenessreasoningrecitalrecitationreligious discourseremarkremark uponresearch paperreviewrhetoricscreedsermonettesermonizeset taskshoot the breezesiftsketchskull sessionsoapboxsophistryspeakspeak withspeakingspecial articlespecious reasoningspeechspeechifystudystumpsurveysweet reasontake counsel withtake the floortake the stumptake uptalktalk abouttalk oftalk overtalk togethertalkingtaskteachingterm paperthemethesisthresh outtouch upontracttractatetraveloguetreattreat oftreatisetreatmentutteranceventilateverbal intercourseverbalizationvisit withvoicewordswrite upyakkety-yakyakking
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Mrs Gamp and Mr Sweedlepipe had many deep discoursings on the subject of this mysterious customer[…]
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