Definition of manner of speaking Manner of speaking
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| manner of speaking - your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech" | ||
| speech, delivery | ||
| expressive style, style a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" | ||
| paralanguage, paralinguistic communication the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings | ||
| address the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball | ||
| catch the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" | ||
| tongue the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot | ||
| shibboleth a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people | ||
| tone of voice, tone (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones" | ||
| elocution an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture | ||
| prosody, inflection the study of poetic meter and the art of versification | ||
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