Whom are you speaking of?
Source: tatoeba (15907)
Speaking
/ˈspi.kɪŋ/
Synonyms for "speaking" (147 found)
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Closest matches (30)
Strong matches (44)
Related words (73)
parolephonationplain spokenplain-speakingplain-spokenplatform oratoryprattlepublic speakingpyrotechnicsrabble rousingrabble-rousingrappingrealisticreplyresponserhetoricsequence of phonemessocial intercoursesoft spokensoft-speaking
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soft-spokenspeechspeech actspeech circuitspeech situationspeechcraftspeechificationspeechingspeechmakingstringstump speakingtalktalkativetalkingtelepathythe spoken wordto the lifetonguetouchtraffictrucktrue to lifetrue to naturetrue-speakingtwo-way communicationutteranceutterance stringverbalizationveridicalvocablevocalizationvoicewell-spokenwordword of mouthwordcraftwordsyakkety-yakyakking
Noun(13 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
10 entriesaddresscommunicationcommunication skilloral communicationoral expressionoral presentationpublic speakingspeechutterancevocalization
More specific
17 entriesasking a questionassembly addressclass presentationclassroom speakingdebatinggiving feedbackguest lecturelecturingnarratingoral examoral presentationoral reportparticipating in discussionpresentingpublic speakingsharing opinions
Showing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
9 entriespublic speakingspeaking aloudspeaking clearlyspeaking practicespeaking skillsspeaking taskspeaking testspeaking to othersspeaking up
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- гово́рещ adj (having the ability of speech)
Finnish
1 entries- puhuva adj (having the ability of speech)
German
4 entries- -sprachig adj (having the ability of speech)
- -sprechend adj (having the ability of speech)
- Rede- adj (having the ability of speech)
- Sprech- adj (having the ability of speech)
Hungarian
1 entries- beszélő adj (having the ability of speech)
Russian
1 entries- говоря́щий adj (having the ability of speech)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
You will soon get used to speaking in public.
Source: tatoeba (15966)
A blonde is speaking to her psychiatrist.
Source: tatoeba (18494)
Speaking of Kyoto, have you ever visited the Kinkakuji Temple?
Source: tatoeba (19328)
Showing 4 of 22 available sentences.