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   Speak·ing

   /ˈspēkiNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of conveying information or expressing one's thoughts and feelings in spoken language: "clear thinking aids clear speaking"
   • ▪ the activity of delivering speeches or lectures: "public speaking"

   adjective

   • 1. used for or engaged in speech: "you have a clear speaking voice"
   • ▪ able to communicate in a specified language: "an English-speaking guide"
   • ▪ conveying meaning as though in words: "she gave him a speaking look"
   • ▪ (of a portrait) so like the subject as to seem to be alive and capable of speech: "a speaking likeness"

   Scrabble Points: 15

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