What does speak mean in English? Meaning of speak definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "speak": express in speech
Verb
Meaning: express in speechExample: She talks a lot of nonsense
This depressed patient does not verbalizeSynonyms: mouth
speak
talk
utter
verbalise
verbalizeHyponyms: babble
bark
bay
begin
blab
blabber
blubber
blubber out
blunder
blunder out
blurt
blurt out
bumble
cackle
chant
chatter
clack
deliver
drone
drone on
ejaculate
enthuse
falter
gabble
generalise
generalize
gibber
gulp
hiss
inflect
intone
jabber
jaw
lip off
maunder
modulate
mouth off
mumble
murmur
mussitate
mutter
open up
palaver
peep
phonate
piffle
prate
prattle
present
rabbit on
rant
rasp
rattle on
rave
read
shoot one's mouth off
shout
sibilate
sing
siss
sizz
slur
snap
snarl
snivel
speak in tongues
speak up
spout
stammer
stutter
swallow
talk about
talk of
tattle
tittle-tattle
tone
troll
twaddle
verbalise
verbalize
vocalise
vocalize
whiff
whine
whisper
yack
yack away
yap awayHypernyms: communicate
intercommunicateAlso see: jabber
mouth off
rabbit on
rant
rave
speak up
spoutMeaning of "speak": exchange thoughts; talk with
Verb
Meaning: exchange thoughts; talk withExample: We often talk business
Actions talk louder than wordsSynonyms: speak
talkHyponyms: butterfly
carry on
chat up
cheek
continue
converse
coquet
coquette
dally
discourse
dish the dirt
dissertate
dogmatise
dogmatize
flirt
go on
gossip
hold forth
level
mash
monologuise
monologuize
orate
philander
pontificate
proceed
rap
romance
soliloquise
soliloquize
spiel
talk down
talk turkeyHypernyms: communicate
intercommunicateAlso see: speak forMeaning of "speak": use language
Verb
Meaning: use languageExample: the baby talks already
the prisoner won't speak
they speak a strange dialectSynonyms: speak
talkHyponyms: run on
slang
smatterHypernyms: communicate
intercommunicateMeaning of "speak": give a speech to
Verb
Meaning: give a speech toExample: The chairman addressed the board of trusteesSynonyms: address
speakHyponyms: blaze away
harangue
keynote
memorialise
memorializeMeaning of "speak": make a characteristic or natural sound
Verb
Meaning: make a characteristic or natural soundExample: The drums spokeSynonyms: speakHypernyms: soundSynonyms:
convey, deliver, express, communicate, shout, declare, say, chat, whisper, go, utter, voice, tell, chew, expatiate, descant, pronounce, articulate, rap, blab, mumble, modulate, jaw, vocalize, state, verbalize, discourse, yak, aver, drawl, converse, gas, enunciate, mutter, assert, mouth, murmur, allege, gab, yammer, sound, spiel, spill, perorate, lip, break silence, make known, make public, pop off, put into words, yakkety-yak, open ones mouth, speak ones piece, argue, talk, plead, orate, recite, stump, sermonize, descant, spout, spiel, discourse, pitch, harangue, declaim, get across, prelect, hold forth,
Antonyms:
withhold, conceal, mumble, hide, praise, deny, listen, hold, keep, retain, be quiet, speak clearly, listen, be quiet,