manner+of+speaking

  • 21manner — n. 1 a way a thing is done or happens (always dresses in that manner). 2 (in pl.) a social behaviour (it is bad manners to stare). b polite or well bred behaviour (he has no manners). c modes of life; conditions of society. 3 a person s outward… …

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  • 22manner — /ˈmænə / (say manuh) noun 1. way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc. 2. characteristic or customary way of doing: houses built in the Mexican manner. 3. (plural) the prevailing customs, modes of living, etc., of a …

  • 23speaking — /ˈspikɪŋ/ (say speeking) noun 1. the act, utterance, or discourse of someone who speaks. –adjective 2. highly expressive. 3. lifelike: a speaking likeness. 4. used in, suited to, or involving speaking or talking: the speaking voice. 5. permitting …

  • 24manner — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. kind, sort; habit; class; style, mode; conduct, behavior; way. method. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Personal conduct] Syn. mien, deportment, demeanor; see bearing 2 , behavior 1 . See Synonym Study at… …

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  • 25manner — noun 1》 a way in which something is done or happens. 2》 a style in literature or art. 3》 (manner of) chiefly literary a kind or sort. 4》 a person s outward bearing or way of behaving towards others. 5》 (manners) polite or well bred social… …

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  • 26manner — Synonyms and related words: MO, action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectation, affectedness, air, algorithm, amenities, angle, appearance, approach, area, aspect, attack, attitude, bag, bearing, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm …

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  • 27in a manner of speaking — in a sense, in a way …

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  • 28Speaking in Tongues (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Speaking in Tongues caption = Opening Title genre = camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = creator = developer = producer = Craig Melville David Curry John Safran co producer executive producer = Michael …

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  • 29Speaking — Speak Speak, v. i. [imp. {Spoke}({Spake}Archaic); p. p. {Spoken}({Spoke}, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Speaking}.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG. sprehhan, and perhaps… …

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  • 30in a manner — phrasal or in a manner of speaking : so to speak : as it were he s in a manner stone dead Horace Kephart the problem is only asleep, in a manner of speaking * * * in a manner In a certain way • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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