SPEAKING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the utterance of intelligible speech
   Synonym(s)
   • speech production (what does speech production mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) speaking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • utterance (what does utterance mean?)
   • vocalization (what does vocalization mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • speech (what does speech mean?)
   • whisper (what does whisper mean?)
   • whispering (what does whispering mean?)
   • susurration (what does susurration mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • speak (what does speak mean?)
   • talk (what does talk mean?)
   • talk (what does talk mean?)
   • speak (what does speak mean?)
   • utter (what does utter mean?)
   • mouth (what does mouth mean?)
   • verbalize (what does verbalize mean?)
   • verbalise (what does verbalise mean?)
2. Meaning
   • delivering an address to a public audience
   Synonym(s)
   • oral presentation (what does oral presentation mean?)
   • public speaking (what does public speaking mean?)
   • speechmaking (what does speechmaking mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
   Hypernyms(s) speaking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • address (what does address mean?)
   • speech (what does speech mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • recitation (what does recitation mean?)
   • recital (what does recital mean?)
   • reading (what does reading mean?)
   • debate (what does debate mean?)
   • disputation (what does disputation mean?)
   • public debate (what does public debate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • address (what does address mean?)
   • speak (what does speak mean?)