Reduced vs Speaking - What's the difference?
reduced | speaking |
(reduce)
Made smaller or less, resulting from reduction.
Reduced, lowered in price; on sale, at discount price
In cookery, of a sauce etc., made more concentrated.
Used in speaking.
Expressive; eloquent.
Involving speaking.
Having the ability of speech.
# (in compounds) Having competence in a language.
One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
:I can read and understand mosts texts in German, but my speaking is awful.
The act of communicating vocally.
* 2011 , Jimmie W. Greene, ?Samuel D. Perry, Bridge Builder (page 50)
An oral recitation of e.g. a story.
As verbs the difference between reduced and speaking
is that reduced is (reduce) while speaking is .As adjectives the difference between reduced and speaking
is that reduced is made smaller or less, resulting from reduction while speaking is used in speaking.As a noun speaking is
one's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.reduced
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- chicken served with a reduced red wine sauce.
speaking
English
(wikipedia speaking)Adjective
(-)- one's normal speaking voice
- The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.
- It was her first speaking part: she screamed.
- speaking parrot''; ''speaking clock
- the English-speaking gentleman gave us directions; I travel in Russian-speaking countries; the French-speaking world listened in to the broadcast
Antonyms
* (expressive) unspeaking * (involving speaking) nonspeakingNoun
(en noun)- Sometimes, a brawl would erupt, as a result, but, in general, public speakings were peaceful events and essential ingredients for election to office.