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A speaking acquaintanceSpeaking Speak"ing, a.
1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube.
2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a
speaking likeness.
A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a
person, or one which merely permits the exchange of
salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
Speaking trumpet, an instrument somewhat resembling a
trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so
intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.
Speaking tube, a tube for conveying speech, especially from
one room to another at a distance.
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted. BespeakingBespeak Be*speak", v. t. [imp. Bespoke, Bespake (Archaic);
p. p. Bespoke, Bespoken; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespeaking.]
[OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be-
+ sprecan to speak. See Speak.]
1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage
against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a
favor.
Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice
was to bespeak his favor. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.
[They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the
allies. --Swift.
3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or
appearances.
When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so
little the figure of a man that it bespoke him
rather a monster. --Locke.
4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]
He thus the queen bespoke. --Dryden. CreakingCreak Creak (kr[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Creaked
(kr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Creaking.] [OE. creken, prob.
of imitative origin; cf. E. crack, and. D. krieken to
crackle, chirp.]
To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by
the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak.
The creaking locusts with my voice conspire. --Dryden.
Doors upon their hinges creaked. --Tennyson. Creaking
Creaking Creak"ing, n.
A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such
a sound.
Start not at the creaking of the door. --Longfellow.
Fleaking
Fleaking Fleak"ing, n.
A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is
laid, in thatching houses. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
Forespeaking
Forespeaking Fore"speak`ing, n.
A prediction; also, a preface. [Obs.] --Camden. Huloet.
FreakingFreak Freak (fr[=e]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freaked
(fr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking.] [Akin to OE. frakin,
freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fr["a]kne, Dan.
fregne, Gr. perkno`s dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni
variegated. Cf. Freckle, Freck.]
To variegate; to checker; to streak. [R.]
Freaked with many a mingled hue. --Thomson. Freaking
Freaking Freak"ing, a.
Freakish. [Obs.] --Pepys.
Heartbreaking
Heartbreaking Heart"break`ing, a.
Causing overpowering sorrow.
Home-speaking
Home-speaking Home"-speak`ing, n.
Direct, forcible, and effective speaking. --Milton.
HousebreakingHousebreaking House"break`ing, n.
The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious
purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day
or night. See Burglary, and To break a house, under
Break. Inbreaking
Inbreak In"break`, Inbreaking In"break`ing, n.
A breaking in; inroad; invasion.
LawbreakingLawbreaker Law"break`er, n.
One who disobeys the law; a criminal. -- Law"break`ing, n.
& a. Leakiness
Leakiness Leak"i*ness, n.
The quality of being leaky.
LeakingLeak Leak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Leaking.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen, Icel.
leka, Dan. l[ae]kke, Sw. l["a]cka, AS. leccan to wet,
moisten. See Leak, n.]
1. To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole,
crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the
boat leaks.
2. To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a hole, crevice,
etc.; to pass gradually into, or out of, something; --
usually with in or out.
To leak out, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to
become public; as, the facts leaked out. Oathbreaking
Oathbreaking Oath"break`ing, n.
The violation of an oath; perjury. --Shak
Outbreaking
Outbreaking Out"break`ing, n.
1. The act of breaking out.
2. That which bursts forth.
PeacebreakingPeacebreaker Peace"break`er, n.
One who disturbs the public peace. -- Peace"break`ing, n. PeakingPeak Peak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peaked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Peaking.]
1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear
as, a peak.
There peaketh up a mighty high mount. --Holand.
2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look
thin or sicky. ``Dwindle, peak, and pine.' --Shak.
3. [Cf. Peek.] To pry; to peep slyly. --Shak.
Peak arch (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch. Peaking
Peaking Peak"ing, a.
1. Mean; sneaking. [Vulgar]
2. Pining; sickly; peakish. [Colloq.]
ScreakingScreak Screak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screaked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Screaking.] [Cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to screech. Cf. Creak,
v., Screech.]
To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to
creak, as a door or wheel. Sneakiness
Sneakiness Sneak"i*ness, n.
The quality of being sneaky.
SneakingSneak Sneak (sn[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneaked
(sn[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Sneaking.] [OE. sniken, AS.
sn[=i]can to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel.
sn[=i]kja to hanker after.]
1. To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go
meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to
sneak away from company. SneakingSneaking Sneak"ing, a.
Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and
courage; underhand; mean; crouching. -- Sneak"ing*ly, adv.
-- Sneak"ing*ness, n. SneakinglySneaking Sneak"ing, a.
Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and
courage; underhand; mean; crouching. -- Sneak"ing*ly, adv.
-- Sneak"ing*ness, n. SneakingnessSneaking Sneak"ing, a.
Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and
courage; underhand; mean; crouching. -- Sneak"ing*ly, adv.
-- Sneak"ing*ness, n. SpeakingSpeaking Speak"ing, a.
1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube.
2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a
speaking likeness.
A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a
person, or one which merely permits the exchange of
salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
Speaking trumpet, an instrument somewhat resembling a
trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so
intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.
Speaking tube, a tube for conveying speech, especially from
one room to another at a distance.
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted. Speaking trumpetSpeaking Speak"ing, a.
1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube.
2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a
speaking likeness.
A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a
person, or one which merely permits the exchange of
salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
Speaking trumpet, an instrument somewhat resembling a
trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so
intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.
Speaking tube, a tube for conveying speech, especially from
one room to another at a distance.
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted. Speaking tubeSpeaking Speak"ing, a.
1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube.
2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a
speaking likeness.
A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a
person, or one which merely permits the exchange of
salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
Speaking trumpet, an instrument somewhat resembling a
trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so
intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.
Speaking tube, a tube for conveying speech, especially from
one room to another at a distance.
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted. SqueakingSqueak Squeak, v. i. [imp.& p. p. Squaked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Squeaking.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw.
sqv["a]ka to croak, Icel. skvakka to give a sound as of water
shaken in a bottle.]
1. To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration;
to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a
sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon
wheel, a door; to creak.
Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans
squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch? --Addison.
Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the
``squeaking pigs' of Homer. --Pope.
2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or
punishment; to speak; to confess. [Colloq.]
Meaning of Eakin from wikipedia
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Eakin is an
English surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Bruce Eakin,
Canadian ice-hockey
player Chris Eakin,
British newsreader Cody Eakin...
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Eakins is an
English surname.
People with this name include:
Dallas Eakins (born 1967),
Canadian ice
hockey defenseman and head
coach Jim
Eakins (born...
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Eakin (1918–2009) was an
American history professor at
Louisiana State University of Alexandria. She
received a
National Endowment for the Humanities...
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Douglas James Holtz-
Eakin (born
February 3, 1958) is an
American economist. He was
formerly an
economics professor at
Syracuse University,
director of...
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November 1990) and Jake Lee
Eakin (born
November 14, 1990) in Ephrata, Washington.
Sorger had been
invited by
Savoie and
Eakin to play in a park near his...
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Gordon Eakin is an
American college softball coach and the
current head
coach of the BYU
Cougars softball team.
Eakin is a
graduate of the
University of...
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Justice Eakin may
refer to: John R.
Eakin (1822–1885), ****ociate
justice of the
Arkansas Supreme Court Michael Eakin (born 1948), ****ociate
justice of...
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Richard Eakin may
refer to:
Richard M.
Eakin (1910–1999),
American zoologist Richard R.
Eakin (born 1938),
chancellor of East
Carolina University This...
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Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (/ˈeɪkɪnz/; July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) was an
American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator....
- Cody
Eakin (born May 24, 1991) is a
Canadian professional ice
hockey forward. He was
selected by the
Washington Capitals in the
third round, 85th overall...
