Synonym: oral presentation, public speaking, speaking, speech production, speechmaking. Similar words: frankly speaking, generally speaking, in a manner of speaking, breaking, squeaking, heartbreaking, groundbreaking, break in. Meaning: ['spɪːkɪŋ] n. 1. the utterance of intelligible speech 2. delivering an address to a public audience. adj. capable of or involving speech or speaking.
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121. My husband is speaking at the dinner and I'm just going along for the ride.
122. I'm speaking from memory , but I believe it was last May.
123. And I was among a great chorus out on the hustings speaking out against this consistent and constant deficit spending.
124. She appears nightly on the television news[sentencedict.com/speaking.html], speaking for the State Department.
125. There are, broadly speaking, three ways in which this is done.
126. They weren't speaking to each other, but I think it's blown over now.
127. He has a bluff way of speaking, but a kind heart.
128. Further to your letter, I agree that there are some presentational problems, politically speaking.
129. They haven't been on speaking terms since they had that big row.
130. They have a taste - figuratively speaking - for excitement.
131. I'm quite good at speaking Chinese, but I fall down on the written work.
132. For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms.
133. When speaking to the seminar Mr Franklin spoke of his experience, gained on a recent visit to Trinidad.
134. The thought of speaking in front of so many people fills me with horror.
135. His serious face told me that he was not speaking in jest.
136. Generally speaking, the more you pay, the more you get.
137. Roughly speaking, a scientific humanist is somebody who believes in science and in humanity but not in God.
138. Theoretically, it's a good idea to live without a car, but practically speaking, it would be difficult to manage without one.
139. Her way of speaking put me in mind of her mother.
140. Nothing would prevent him / his speaking out against further injustices.
141. We have all had a shaky hand and a dry mouth before speaking in public.
142. When our trainer stopped speaking, there were a few dutiful cheers.
143. Speaking through an interpreter , Ahmed said, 'I'm very worried about my wife and children'.
144. You're really asking for a sea of troubles speaking to me like that.
145. This is his only public speaking engagement on the tour.
146. Sue and Tony had a bust-up and aren't speaking to each other.
147. He toyed nervously with a button on his jacket as he was speaking.
148. He combined a formidable intellect with a talent for speaking.
149. Not speaking the language proved to be a bigger handicap than I'd imagined.
150. She's not been on speaking terms with her uncle for years.
More similar words: frankly speaking, generally speaking, in a manner of speaking, breaking, squeaking, heartbreaking, groundbreaking, break in, break into, speak, speak up, speak for, speak out, speaker, bespeak, to speak of, so to speak, unspeakable, taking, speak of the devil, shaking, painstaking, undertaking, breathtaking, policy-making, policy making, painstakingly, decision making, akin, peak.