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speak
verb as in talk
Strongest matches
chat, communicate, convey, declare, deliver, express, go, say, shout, tell, utter, voice, whisper
Strong matches
allege, articulate, assert, aver, blab, chew, converse, descant, discourse, drawl, enunciate, expatiate, gab, gas, jaw, modulate, mouth, mumble, murmur, mutter, perorate, pronounce, rap, sound, spiel, spill, state, verbalize, vocalize, yak, yammer
Weak matches
break silence, lip, make known, make public, open one's mouth, pop off, put into words, speak one's piece, yakety-yak
Example Sentences
Stuck with a limited vocabulary, his attention-based style of speaking reinforces his proclaimed stature and knowledge.
He is trying to learn, but it is unlikely the fact he cannot speak the language will have a serious effect on him.
To me, it speaks to the elitism and shallowness of the trio that they are repelled by folks who are not as upscale as they are — they are repelled by “the great unwashed.”
"I was on the phone for two-and-a-half hours one day trying to speak to somebody," he said.
Last month, an Australian couple spoke about their "traumatic" experience of sitting next to a body on a plane from Melbourne to Doha after a woman died during the flight.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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