Opposite of to utter or deliver words in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience
Opposite of to speak or write authoritatively about a topic
Opposite of to talk or express oneself, especially in a loud or aggressive way
Opposite of to state or express something in words (or sounds)
Opposite of to talk in a loud, angry and aggressive way
Opposite of to make a speech or contribute to a debate
“What I know about the federal tax code is far less relevant than how I feel about it when I listen to a talk about tax reform.”
Opposite of to recite from memory
“Johnny would forget his prayers each night before going to bed.”
Opposite of to make a (usually formal and extended) speech on a subject
“The principal would stand on the podium in front of the assembly and laud the children for their hard work and persistence throughout the year.”
Opposite of to read or say aloud something that is written
“He did not keep quiet until he had read some three hundred books on the animal, beginning with the folios published.”
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