speaking
adj 1: capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human
beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the
play" [syn: {speaking(a)}] [ant: {nonspeaking}]
2: capable of speech; "the speaking animal" [syn: {speaking(a)},
{speech-endowed}]
n 1: the utterance of intelligible speech [syn: {speech
production}]
2: delivering an address to a public audience; "the people came
to see the candidates and hear the speaking" [syn: {public
speaking}, {oral presentation}]