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Meaning
Verb
●
To
communicate
with
one's
voice
, to
say
words
out loud.
●
In Talking:
To have a conversation.
●
To
communicate
or
converse
by some means
other than
orally
, such as
writing
or
facial
expressions.
●
To
deliver
a
message
to a group; to
deliver
a speech.
●
In Talking:
To
be able to
communicate
in a language.
To
be able to
communicate
in the
manner
of
specialists
in a field.
●
To utter.
●
To
communicate
(some
fact
or
feeling
); to
bespeak
, to indicate.
●
To understand (
as though
it were a language).
●
To
produce
a
sound
; to
sound
.
●
Of a
bird
, to
be able to
vocally
reproduce
words
or
phrases
from a human language.
●
To
address
; to
accost
; to
speak
to.
Noun
●
In Talking:
language,
jargon
, or
terminology
used
uniquely
in a particular environment or group.
●
In Talking:
Speech, conversation.
●
Short for
speaker
point.
●
a low
class
bar
, a speakeasy.
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Origin
speak
English
speken
Middle English (1100-1500)
specan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Articulate
Talk
Verbalize
Speake
Babble
Blab
Chat
Chatter
Converse
Discuss
Jabber
Quethe
Say
Speak
Yak
Yap
Yammer
Orate
Open One'S Mouth
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Antonyms
Be Silent
Related
Communicate
Respond
Listen
Hear
Write
Think
Connect
Sing
Talking
Express
Voice
Interact
Preach
Pronounce
Learn
Read
Convey
Teach
Relate
Tell
Speech
Translate
Live
Language
Act
Reply
Refer
React
Know
Blather
Attend
Stand
Sit
Complain
Conversation
Work
Share
Pray
Appeal
Words
Answer
Engage
Slang
Story
Stand Up
Talk Down
Pay Attention
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Rhymes
Eek
Eke
Teak
Sikh
Peek
Freq
Weak
Meak
Zeke
Peak
Reek
Teek
Keek
Beak
Meek
Chic
Peke
Geek
Leek
Deek
Week
Deke
Seek
Leak
Areek
Creak
Sheik
Greek
Wreak
Tweak
Sneak
Creek
Sleek
Fleek
Pique
Gleek
Greek
Bleak
Freak
Speak
Streek
Squeak
Shriek
Unique
Streak
Clique
Caique
Beseek
Respeak
Midweek
Lalique
Bespeak
Antique
Oblique
Unspeak
Mystique
Physique
Mustique
Nastaliq
Forspeak
Boutique
Forespeak
Realpolitik
Tongue-In-Chic
Shikasta Nasta'Liq
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