speech
The act of talking or saying words to share ideas.
The act of expressing thoughts and feelings through spoken words.
A planned talk given to people, usually for a special reason.
A prepared and often formal talk given to an audience.
The ability to say words and talk.
The human ability to produce spoken language.
A way of speaking that is special to a place or group of people.
A particular style, dialect, or variety of spoken language used by a group or in a region.
- Base: speech
- Plural: speech, speeches
make a speech
1give a talk to audience
To give a planned talk to people.
- He made a speech at his friend's wedding.
- She will make a speech at the award ceremony.
slurred speech
1unclear spoken words from impairment
When someone talks in a way that is hard to understand because they cannot say words clearly.
- The patient showed signs of slurred speech after the stroke.
- Slurred speech can be caused by alcohol consumption.
speechless with surprise
1unable to speak due to surprise
Not able to talk because you are so surprised.
- She was speechless with surprise when she saw the gift.
- I was speechless with surprise at the news.
freedom of speech
1Right to express opinions openly
The right to say what you think without control by the government.
- Freedom of speech is protected in many countries.
- He spoke out, exercising his freedom of speech.
- He spoke out, using his right to freedom of speech.