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Speaking
01
the act of producing speech in a way that is comprehensible
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
speakings
02
delivering an address to a public audience
speaking
01
capable of or involving speech or speaking
Grammatical Information
Composition
present participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most speaking
Comparative
more speaking
gradable
speaking
01
used when answering the phone to let the caller know that the person they are trying to reach is on the line
Examples
"Good morning! Is this John?" "Yes, speaking. Who’s calling?"
Lexical Tree
speaking
speak
