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[ verb ] express in speech
Examples "She talks a lot of nonsense" "This depressed patient does not verbalize" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Actions speak louder . (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Since Russian was being spoken instead of Spanish , there is no violation of artistry or logic here . (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)They speak of the work of Christ as the bestowal of incorruptibility , which can mean ( though it does not have to mean ) deliverance from time and history . (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)In Plato 's Republic communism is - to speak anachronistically - a communism of Janissaries . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)He did not speak . Related terms communicate shout sing whisper deliver mumble murmur read speak_of begin snap stutter bumble blurt_out babble cackle chant rant bark bay gulp yack chatter snivel hiss drone rasp speak_up verbalise inflect enthuse generalize whiff phonate troll speak_in_tongues lip_off swallow open_up chatter blubber peep slur rant speak_up verbalise talk mouth speaker speech sass utterance speaking talk verbalization mouthpiece |
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[ verb ] exchange thoughts; talk with;
Synonyms Examples "We often talk business" also used metaphorically: "Actions talk louder than words" Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)No one seriously contends , of_course , that the domineering wife is , sexually speaking , a new character in our world . (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)One vocational instructor in a city vocational_school , speaking of his course in a certain field , said he had no difficulty placing all students in jobs outside of the city . (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)One cannot speak anymore of being , one must speak only of the mess . One cannot speak anymore of being , one must speak only of the mess . When Heidegger and Sartre speak of a contrast between being and existence , they may be right , I do n't know , but their language is too philosophical for me . |
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[ verb ] use language
Synonyms Examples : "the baby talks already" "the prisoner won't speak" "they speak a strange dialect" Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)We are left helpless to cope_with it because we do not dare speak of it as anything real for fear that to do so would imply a commitment to that which has already been discredited and proved false . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)One of the ironies of the present crusade for Christian unity is that there are not , relatively speaking , many real Christians to unite . (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)This emphasis upon death rather than sin as man 's fundamental problem Irenaeus shares with many early theologians , especially the Greek speaking ones . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)The monk who opened the door immediately calmed his worries about his reception : `` I speak English '' , the old_man said , `` but I do not hear it very_well '' . (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)Hal , the linguist , saw the glittering discs and necklaces in_terms_of the languages spoken therein . |
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[ verb ] give a speech to
Synonyms Examples "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)In September ' 76 Thomas_Huxley , Darwin 's famous disciple , came from England to speak in a crowded auditorium at the formal opening of the University ; and although it was a school for men only , it afforded Henrietta an opportunity to attend its public_lectures . Related terms |
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