speaking well of
speaking well of is the present participle and gerund of speak well of.
Meaning of speak well of
Verb
speak well of (third-person singular simple present speaks well of, present participle speaking well of, simple past spoke well of, past participle spoken well of)
- To say good things about someone or something.
- She believed every body spoke well of him.1816, Jane Austen, chapter 4, in Emma
- Synonyms:
- laud, praise, puff, brush up to, collogue, flatter, flatterize, glaver, gloze, jolly
- Antonyms:
- speak ill of, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel, besmirch, besmear, bewray
Questions about speaking well of
- What is speaking well of the present participle and gerund of?
- Speaking well of is the present participle and gerund of speak well of.
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