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As an adjective speaking

is used in speaking.

As a noun speaking

is one's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.

As a verb speaking

is .

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

speaking

Adjective

(-)
  • Used in speaking.
  • one's normal speaking voice
  • Expressive; eloquent.
  • The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.
  • Involving speaking.
  • It was her first speaking part: she screamed.
  • Having the ability of speech.
  • speaking parrot''; ''speaking clock
  • # (in compounds) Having competence in a language.
  • 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) nonspeaking

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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)
  • Sometimes, a brawl would erupt, as a result, but, in general, public speakings were peaceful events and essential ingredients for election to office.
  • An oral recitation of e.g. a story.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Statistics

    *

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----