speak
Use your voice
The verb speak is one of a quartet of important speech verbs in English, the others being say, talk, and tell.
More often than not, speak is used without an object but with some kind of complement: speak to her, speak about the proposal, speak of your experience.
When used with an object, speak often takes the name of a language, or some other language-related word: Do you speak Hungarian? He didn’t speak two words to me before leaving.
When an inanimate noun is the subject, speak means to express or suggest: The article speaks to the need for better security checks.
Speak with clarity
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- dictionChoice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- clarityState of being understandable
fluency · accent · inflection · intonation · cadence · phonetics · prosody · modulation
State officially
- affirmDeclare to be true
- assertDeclare confidently true
- proclaimDeclare officially and openly
- professDeclare openly, claim belief
avow · testify · state · voice · articulate · utter · announce · divulge
Art of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- orationFormal public speech
- addressSpeak to formally
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
sermon · monologue · soliloquy · recite · declaim · speechify · keynote · podium
Speech without full voice
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- mumbleSpeak softly, indistinctly
- shoutLoud vocal outburst
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
exclaim · mutter · drawl · drone · bark · snap · whine · croon
Sound from throat
- larynxSpeech-producing throat organ
- phonationVocal fold vibration
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- pitchFrequency of sound
tone · resonance · volume · decibel · amplification · projection · register · falsetto
Informal verbal exchange
- discussTalk about thoroughly
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
debate · dialogue · chitchat · small-talk · heart-to-heart · schmooze · natter · confab
Communicate or transport
- informGive facts to
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- sharePortion given out
- notifyFormally communicate information
correspond · update · advise · brief · announce · proclaim · transmit · broadcast
Oral muscle for taste
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
- nativeOriginating from a place
dialect · vernacular · interpret · translate · lingo · mother-tongue · multilingual · pidgin
enunciate
Speak with clarity
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- dictionChoice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
clarity · fluency · accent · inflection · intonation · cadence · phonetics · prosody · modulation · stress
declare
State officially
profess · avow · testify · state · voice · articulate · utter · announce · divulge · reveal
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
lecture · sermon · monologue · soliloquy · recite · declaim · speechify · keynote · podium · pulpit
whisper
Speech without full voice
shriek · exclaim · mutter · drawl · drone · bark · snap · whine · croon · coo
voice
Sound from throat
pitch · tone · resonance · volume · decibel · amplification · projection · register · falsetto · baritone
chat
Informal verbal exchange
gossip · debate · dialogue · chitchat · small-talk · heart-to-heart · schmooze · natter · confab · parley
convey
Communicate or transport
notify · correspond · update · advise · brief · announce · proclaim · transmit · broadcast · consult
tongue
Oral muscle for taste
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
native · dialect · vernacular · interpret · translate · lingo · mother-tongue · multilingual · pidgin · creole
speakbe silent
Refrain from speaking
say nothing · remain silent · keep quiet · hold one's tongue · shut up
- speak upTalk louder or opine
- free speechProtected verbal liberty
- speak outExpress opinions openly
- speaking upVoicing your thoughts
- speech bubblesEnclosed comic dialogue areas
- freedom of speechProtected right to speak
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