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speaking out

speaking out is the present participle and gerund of speak out.

Meaning of speak out

Verb

speak out (third-person singular simple present speaks out, present participle speaking out, simple past spoke out, past participle spoken out)

  1. (idiomatic) To assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.
    • You should learn to speak out in meetings with your boss.

Questions about speaking out

What is speaking out the present participle and gerund of?
Speaking out is the present participle and gerund of speak out.

Words near speaking out in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: speaking out (page history and authors); speak out (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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