Synonyms for speaking

Noun

1. speaking, speech production, utterance, vocalization

usage: the utterance of intelligible speech

2. public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation, address, speech

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

Verb

1. talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise, communicate, intercommunicate, speak up

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

2. talk, speak, communicate, intercommunicate, speak for

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

3. speak, talk, communicate, intercommunicate

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

4. address, speak

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

5. speak, sound

usage: make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"

Adjective

1. speaking(prenominal) (vs. nonspeaking), mumbling, muttering, talking(prenominal), tongued

usage: capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play"

2. speaking(prenominal), speech-endowed, articulate (vs. inarticulate)

usage: capable of speech; "the speaking animal"