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Meaning of 'speaking'
Meaning of 'speaking' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Speaking 
[ a.]
- Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube. [ a.]- Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness.
2. Speaking [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Speak [ p. pr. & vb. n.]Meaning of 'speaking' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. speaking [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- delivering an address to a public audience
- delivering an address to a public audience
Example in sentence:
- people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
2. speaking [ a]
[ a]Meaning (2):
- capable of or involving speech or speaking
- capable of or involving speech or speaking
Example in sentence:
- a speaking part in the play;
- human beings--the speaking animals
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