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gainspeaking

gainspeaking noun: a speaking against; opposition.

Noun

gainspeaking (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A speaking against; opposition.

Forms of gainspeaking

alternative formgain-speaking

Origin of gainspeaking

From gain- + speaking.

Questions about gainspeaking

What does gainspeaking mean?
Gainspeaking means a speaking against; opposition.
What part of speech is gainspeaking?
Gainspeaking is a noun.

Words near gainspeaking in the dictionary

  1. gainshare
  2. gainsharing
  3. gainside
  4. gainsome
  5. gainspeaker
  6. gainspeaking
  7. gainst
  8. gainstand
  9. gainstander
  10. gainstanders
  11. gainstanding

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