as in talking
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as in communication
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as in saying
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
finally spoke her fears
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as in lecturing
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
the Mayanists have been invited to speak about their latest archaeological discoveries
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2022
Since no one mentions kids in Sondheim’s lyrics or Furth’s book scenes, Elliott has to add a non-speaking nightmare sequence, showing Bobbie’s tug-of-war between the attractions and repulsions of having a baby.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2021
Can Legendary make a Hobbs & Shaw-style team-up flick with two non-speaking kaiju?
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
City women are uniformly portrayed as drunk idiots, and the nearly nonexistent BIPOC appear in non-speaking roles in the service industry.
—Genevieve Angelson, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2020
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In the Netflix adaptation of The Dirt, Corabi is reduced to a non-speaking extra who gets about three seconds of camera time.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2022
Since no one mentions kids in Sondheim’s lyrics or Furth’s book scenes, Elliott has to add a non-speaking nightmare sequence, showing Bobbie’s tug-of-war between the attractions and repulsions of having a baby.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2021
Can Legendary make a Hobbs & Shaw-style team-up flick with two non-speaking kaiju?
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
City women are uniformly portrayed as drunk idiots, and the nearly nonexistent BIPOC appear in non-speaking roles in the service industry.
—Genevieve Angelson, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2020
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“Speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaking. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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