the action of conveying information or expressing one’s feelings in speech:clear thinking aids clear speaking
the activity of delivering speeches:public speaking
adjective
[attributive]
used for or engaged in speech:you have a clear speaking voice
[in combination] able to communicate in a specified language:an English-speaking guide
conveying meaning as though in words:she gave him a speaking look
(of a portrait) so lifelike as to seem to be capable of speech:a speaking likeness
Phrases
on speaking terms
polite or friendly towards someone, especially after an argument:Maisie wasn’t on speaking terms with any of her family
—— speaking
used to indicate the degree of accuracy intended in a statement or the point of view from which it is made:generally speaking, I got on well with most of the playing staff
speaking of
used to introduce a remark about a topic recently alluded to:speaking of cost, can I afford to buy it?
speaking in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of speaking in the US English dictionary
