| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. [1/2 definitions] |
| address |
to speak or write to a particular person or group. [1/4 definitions] |
| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. [1/2 definitions] |
| air |
to speak about, usually in public. [1/6 definitions] |
| apostrophize |
to speak or write as an address to a usu. absent person or personified object or idea. [1/2 definitions] |
| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. [3/2 definitions] |
| attack |
to speak or write against; oppose. [1/5 definitions] |
| attorney |
a person whose job is to give legal advice and to speak for people in court; lawyer. |
| babble |
to speak without making sense. [1/5 definitions] |
| backbite |
to criticize harshly or speak badly of (an absent person). |
| badmouth |
(informal) to speak of in a way that is not kind or fair. |
| banter |
to speak to in a light and playful manner. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bantu |
a member of any of several peoples native to central and southern Africa who speak related languages. [1/2 definitions] |
| bark1 |
to make the sound of a dog or to speak in a loud voice, like a dog. [1/2 definitions] |
| befoul |
to speak ill of; disparage exceedingly. [1/2 definitions] |
| bilingual |
able to speak two languages well. [1/2 definitions] |
| blackguard |
to speak to or about abusively; revile. [1/2 definitions] |
| blaspheme |
to speak with disrespect or impiety of (a deity or anything sacred). [1/2 definitions] |
| blather |
to speak idly or foolishly; chatter. [1/2 definitions] |
| bloviate |
to speak or write in a pompous and long-winded manner, often with little substance. |
| brag |
to speak in a way that is too proud about something you do or have. |