What is "speak" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does speak mean in English? Meaning of speak definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "speak" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "speak": express in speech

Verb

  • Meaning: express in speech
  • Example: She talks a lot of nonsense This depressed patient does not verbalize
  • Synonyms: mouth speak talk utter verbalise verbalize
  • Hyponyms: 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 away
  • Hypernyms: communicate intercommunicate
  • Also see: jabber mouth off rabbit on rant rave speak up spout
  • Meaning of "speak": exchange thoughts; talk with

    Verb

  • Meaning: exchange thoughts; talk with
  • Example: We often talk business Actions talk louder than words
  • Synonyms: speak talk
  • Hyponyms: 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 turkey
  • Hypernyms: communicate intercommunicate
  • Also see: speak for
  • Meaning of "speak": use language

    Verb

  • Meaning: use language
  • Example: the baby talks already the prisoner won't speak they speak a strange dialect
  • Synonyms: speak talk
  • Hyponyms: run on slang smatter
  • Hypernyms: communicate intercommunicate
  • Meaning of "speak": give a speech to

    Verb

  • Meaning: give a speech to
  • Example: The chairman addressed the board of trustees
  • Synonyms: address speak
  • Hyponyms: blaze away harangue keynote memorialise memorialize
  • Meaning of "speak": make a characteristic or natural sound

    Verb

  • Meaning: make a characteristic or natural sound
  • Example: The drums spoke
  • Synonyms: speak
  • Hypernyms: sound
  • Synonyms:

    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,

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