Verb
speak -
use language; "the baby talks already" ; "the prisoner won't speak" ; "they speak a strange dialect"
talk
intercommunicate ,
communicate be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
run on talk or narrate at length
smatter speak with spotty or superficial knowledge; "She smatters Russian"
slang abuse with coarse language
speak -
make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"
sound appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
speak -
express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense" ; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
talk ,
utter ,
mouth ,
verbalize ,
verbalise
intercommunicate ,
communicate be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
jabber ,
mouth off ,
rabbit on ,
rant ,
spout ,
rave talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
speak up speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"
read to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
phonate ,
vocalise ,
vocalize utter speech sounds
troll speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
begin set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East" ; "The Iraqis began hostilities" ; "begin a new chapter in your life"
lip off ,
shoot one's mouth off speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets"
shout utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"
whisper speak softly; in a low voice
peep appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"
speak up speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"
snarl ,
snap make more complicated or confused through entanglements
enthuse utter with enthusiasm
speak in tongues speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy; "The parishioners spoke in tongues"
swallow believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
verbalise ,
verbalize convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"
verbalise ,
verbalize convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"
whiff utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"
talk of ,
talk about discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things"
blubber out ,
blubber utter while crying
drone on ,
drone talk in a monotonous voice
stammer ,
stutter ,
bumble ,
falter speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
rasp utter in a grating voice
blunder out ,
blurt ,
blurt out ,
ejaculate ,
blunder utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret" ; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
inflect ,
modulate ,
tone change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
deliver ,
present deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
generalise ,
generalize become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
twaddle ,
blabber ,
tittle-tattle ,
gabble ,
prattle ,
prate ,
tattle ,
piffle ,
blab ,
gibber ,
maunder ,
clack ,
palaver ,
chatter act in a trivial or ineffective way
chatter speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
rattle on ,
yack ,
yack away ,
yap away ,
jaw talk incessantly and tiresomely
open up talk freely and without inhibition
snivel ,
whine cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
murmur make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
mussitate ,
mumble ,
mutter ,
maunder talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
slur utter indistinctly
bark tan (a skin) with bark tannins
bay bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
jabber ,
mouth off ,
rabbit on ,
rant ,
spout ,
rave talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
siss ,
sizz ,
hiss ,
sibilate make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
cackle emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
babble to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
chant ,
intone ,
tone recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
gulp utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"
sing to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
speak -
exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business" ; "Actions talk louder than words"
talk
intercommunicate ,
communicate be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
speak for be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"
carry on ,
go on ,
proceed ,
continue start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on" ; "the computer came up"
dissertate ,
hold forth ,
discourse talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"
pontificate talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"
orate talk pompously
talk down direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill"
spiel speak at great length (about something)
dogmatise ,
dogmatize speak dogmatically
cheek speak impudently to
level become level or even; "The ground levelled off"
talk turkey discuss frankly, often in a business context
monologuise ,
monologuize ,
soliloquise ,
soliloquize talk to oneself
converse ,
discourse carry on a conversation
coquet ,
coquette ,
chat up ,
flirt ,
philander ,
butterfly ,
mash ,
dally ,
romance talk to someone with the aim of persuading him
dish the dirt ,
gossip wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"
rap talk volubly
speak -
give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
address
speak ,
talk use language; "the baby talks already" ; "the prisoner won't speak" ; "they speak a strange dialect"
blaze away speak with fire and passion; "He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate"
memorialise ,
memorialize address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle"
keynote set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"
harangue deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
