speaking

1. Capable of or involving speech or speaking (synset 300154164)
   "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play"
   similar to: tongued - having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination

1. The utterance of intelligible speech (synset 107144575)
   is a type of: utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
   subtypes:

   • speech - the exchange of spoken words
   • susurration, voicelessness, whisper, whispering - speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
   same as: speech production
2. Delivering an address to a public audience (synset 107256497)
   "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"
   is a type of: address, speech - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
   subtypes:

   • reading, recital, recitation - a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
   • debate, disputation, public debate - the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
   same as: oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking

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