Speaking
Speak·ing
Speaking
a.
- Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube.
- Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness.
Phrases & Compounds
- 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.
Speaking
n.
- The act of uttering words.
- Public declamation; oratory.