speak
v 1: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense" [syn: {talk},
{utter}, {mouth}, {verbalize}]
2: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business";
also used metaphorically: "Actions talk louder than words"
[syn: {talk}]
3: use language: "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't
speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: {talk}]
4: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of
trustees" [syn: {address}]
5: make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"