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speaking one's mind

speaking one's mind is the present participle and gerund of speak one's mind.

Meaning of speak one's mind

Verb

speak one's mind (third-person singular simple present speaks one's mind, present participle speaking one's mind, simple past spoke one's mind, past participle spoken one's mind)

  1. (idiomatic) To state one's thoughts or opinions honestly or frankly.
    • [H]e would speak his mind, and lecture her all the same as if she were a little girl.1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], Wuthering Heights: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC

Questions about speaking one's mind

What is speaking one's mind the present participle and gerund of?
Speaking one's mind is the present participle and gerund of speak one's mind.

Words near speaking one's mind in the dictionary

  1. speaking like a book
  2. speaking objection
  3. speaking objections
  4. speaking of
  5. speaking one's conscience
  6. speaking one's mind
  7. speaking out
  8. speaking someone's language
  9. speaking terms
  10. speaking to
  11. speaking too soon

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