1. (

• speaking ,
• speech_production

) the utterance of intelligible speech ;

2. (

• public_speaking ,
• speechmaking ,
• speaking ,
• oral_presentation

) delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" ;

1. (

• talk ,
• speak ,
• utter ,
• mouth ,
• verbalize ,
• verbalise

) express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" ;

2. (

• talk ,
• speak ,

) exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" ;

3. (

• speak ,
• talk ,

) use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" ;

4. (

• address ,
• speak ,

) give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" ;

5. (

• speak

) make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke" ;

1. (

• speaking

) capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings;