Definition of speaking

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Speaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spea.

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Speech :: Speech (n.) he act of speaking; that which is spoken; words, as expressing ideas; language; conversation..
Mum :: Mum (a.) Silent; not speaking.
Whist :: Whist (a.) Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
Alloquy :: Alloquy (n.) A speaking to another; an address.
Dictation :: Dictation (n.) The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of dictation..
Battology :: Battology (n.) A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing.
Londonism :: Londonism (n.) A characteristic of Londoners; a mode of speaking peculiar to London.
Diversiloquent :: Diversiloquent (a.) Speaking in different ways.
Megaphone :: Megaphone (n.) A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet..
Note :: Note (n.) Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings..
Grammar :: Grammar (n.) The science which treats of the principles of language; the study of forms of speech, and their relations to one another; the art concerned with the right use aud application of the rules of a language, in speaking or writing..
Prose :: Prose (n.) The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition..
Clamorous :: Clamorous (a.) Speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud; turbulent.
Panegyrist :: Panegyrist (n.) One who delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who extols or praises, either by writing or speaking..
Employ :: Employ (v. t.) To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; -- often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ one's energies..
Alcohol :: Alcohol (n.) A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol (C2H5.OH); methyl forms methyl alcohol (CH3.OH) or wood spirit; amyl forms amyl alcohol (C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc..
Hack :: Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough..
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A passageway for the air in speaking and breathing; the windpipe, or one of its divisions..
Rather :: Rather (a.) More properly; more correctly speaking.
Dentiloquy :: Dentiloquy (n.) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth, or with them closed..
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