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spoken volumes

spoken volumes is the past participle of speak volumes.

Meaning of speak volumes

Verb

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

  1. To talk a great deal.
    • I can speak volumes about this school.
    Synonyms:
    tell volumes
  2. To convey significant information beyond what is explicit, especially unintentionally.
    • In our day-to-day experiences, it is often such nonverbal emotional information carried by the human voice that “speaks volumes.”
  3. (situation, or object) To convey significant information.
    • The way you listen speaks volumes.
    Synonyms:
    tell volumes

Questions about spoken volumes

What is spoken volumes the past participle of?
Spoken volumes is the past participle of speak volumes.

Words near spoken volumes in the dictionary

  1. spoken someone's language
  2. spoken to
  3. spoken too soon
  4. spoken truth to power
  5. spoken up
  6. spoken volumes
  7. spoken well of
  8. spoken with a forked tongue
  9. spoken word
  10. spoken words
  11. spokenness

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