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How to use speaking in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun, interjection

Speaking means used in speaking. Example: “The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.”

Examples of speaking by meaning

adjectiveUsed in speaking.

  • one's normal speaking voice

adjectiveExpressive; eloquent.

  • The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.

adjectiveInvolving speaking.

  • It was her first speaking part: she screamed.

adjectiveHaving the ability of speech.

  • speaking parrot; speaking clock

adjectiveHaving competence in a language.

  • The English-speaking gentleman gave us directions.
  • I travel in Russian-speaking countries.
  • The French-speaking world listened in to the broadcast.

nounOne's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.

  • I can read and understand most texts in German, but my speaking is awful.

nounThe act of communicating vocally.

  • Sometimes, a brawl would erupt, as a result, but, in general, public speakings were peaceful events and essential ingredients for election to office.2011, Jimmie W. Greene, Samuel D. Perry, Bridge Builder, page 50

More sentences with speaking

  • Not all Trekkies go around speaking Klingon and making endless references to the original Star Trek series.From the entry trekkie
  • He was speaking an Arabic that they'd never heard before and could barely understand.From the entry arabic
  • When (you are) angry, count to ten before speaking or acting.From the entry when
  • He seemed to fluster when speaking in front of many people.From the entry fluster
  • Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?From the entry continue
  • To harass good people is no different than speaking ill of them.From the entry harass
  • Historically speaking, this company has always collected payment before starting work.From the entry historically
  • He is a cut above the rest in his public speaking.From the entry cut above
  • He is a cut below the rest in his public speaking.From the entry cut below
  • May I inquire to whom I have the honor of speaking?From the entry inquire
  • Considering that he was speaking extemporaneously, he covered the subject pretty well.From the entry extemporaneously
  • As a politician, he was very adept at speaking mendaciously in public.From the entry mendaciously
  • The idea of speaking in front of such a large audience was petrifying.From the entry petrifying
  • Holding the earpiece to my ear, I could hear him speaking clearly.From the entry earpiece
  • If you want to improve your public speaking, you should put yourself out there more.From the entry out there
  • We all knew he'd gone bonkers after he started speaking only gibberish.From the entry go bonkers
  • To her mind, the only thing worse than public speaking is public dancing.From the entry to one's mind
  • When she comes home I will certainly be giving her a speaking to about breaking curfew.From the entry give someone a speaking to
  • Generally speaking, today's teenagers aren't much interested in hearing about historical details of typewriter design.From the entry generally speaking
  • Legally speaking, such a question could be decided only by the Navajo Nation.From the entry Navajo Nation
  • The boss canned him for speaking out.From the entry can
  • He was speaking in his native tongue.From the entry tongue
  • Native American nations have often been described as sovereign nations, although as regards present-day diplomacy they are, more precisely speaking, autonomous.From the entry sovereign
  • Wait until the crowd settles before speaking.From the entry settle
  • Speaking with a metallic edge to her voice.From the entry edge
  • Costumes and scenery are distinguished from property properly speaking.From the entry property
  • Kennedy went on nationwide speaking tour to plug environmental conservation.From the entry plug
  • The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.From the entry engagement
  • I'm here speaking for myself, not for my company.From the entry speak for oneself
  • My nose is all stuffed up so I'm speaking funny.From the entry stuff up
  • She took elocution lessons to improve her public speaking.From the entry elocution

Meaning of speaking

  1. adjective Used in speaking.
  2. adjective Expressive; eloquent.
  3. adjective Involving speaking.

Full definition of speaking

Questions about speaking in a sentence

How do you use speaking in a sentence?
Speaking is used as an adjective, noun and interjection. For example: “The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.”
What is a short sentence with speaking?
“one's normal speaking voice”
What does speaking mean?
Speaking means used in speaking.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: speaking (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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