Speaking
81speaking — see *talking …
82-speaking — …
83A speaking acquaintance — Speaking Speak ing, a. 1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube. [1913 Webster] 2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness. [1913 Webster] {A speaking… …
84To be on speaking terms — Speaking Speak ing, a. 1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube. [1913 Webster] 2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness. [1913 Webster] {A speaking… …
85speaking tube — noun Date: 1822 a pipe through which conversation may be conducted (as between different parts of a building) …
86speaking clock — n [sing] a telephone service in Britain in which a recorded voice gives the correct time to anyone who rings a special number. * * * …
87speaking in tongues — a form of glossolalia in which a person experiencing religious ecstasy utters incomprehensible sounds that the speaker believes are a language spoken through him or her by a deity. Also called gift of tongues. * * * …
88speaking tube — a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another. [1825 35] * * * …
89speaking type — Numis. a device on a medal or coin that has a punning reference to a person or thing. * * * …
90speaking trumpet — noun A trumpet shaped acoustic device formerly used as a hearing aid …