| cackle |
to laugh or speak with such a sound. [1/5 definitions] |
| call |
to speak loudly for the purpose of attracting attention; yell; shout. [1/22 definitions] |
| call a spade a spade |
to speak plainly or straightforwardly; speak the truth. |
| call on |
(of a teacher or the like) to ask for a response from or give permission to speak. [1/4 definitions] |
| chant |
to read or speak rhythmically on a single pitch. [1/7 definitions] |
| chatter |
to speak rapidly and without important content; jabber. [1/7 definitions] |
| choke up |
to lose the ability to speak because of intense emotion or stress. [1/2 definitions] |
| clack |
to speak rapidly or incessantly, esp. of unimportant matters; chatter. [1/8 definitions] |
| clam up |
(informal) to stop talking or refuse to speak. |
| crow2 |
to speak boastfully; brag. [1/4 definitions] |
| deaf-mute |
one who can neither hear nor speak. [2 definitions] |
| deceive |
to engage in misleading; act or speak untruthfully. [1/2 definitions] |
| declaim |
to speak in a formal manner; deliver a speech. [2/4 definitions] |
| delegate |
a person who is authorized to speak or act for one or more others, such as a representative to a conference or convention. [1/3 definitions] |
| demagogue |
to speak or act in the manner of a demagogue. [1/2 definitions] |
| denounce |
to attack or condemn verbally; speak out against; censure. [1/3 definitions] |
| deprecate |
to speak or write forcefully against. [1/2 definitions] |
| dictate |
to speak or read aloud something in order that it may be recorded or written down by someone else. [1/6 definitions] |
| dispraise |
to speak ill of; disparage; censure. [1/2 definitions] |
| drawl |
to pronounce or speak slowly, esp. with vowel sounds greatly lengthened. [1/2 definitions] |
| drivel |
to speak foolishly or childishly. [1/5 definitions] |