English noun: manner of speaking | |||
1. | manner of speaking (communication) your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally | ||
Samples | His manner of speaking was quite abrupt. Her speech was barren of southernisms. I detected a slight accent in his speech. | ||
Synonyms | delivery, speech | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expressive style, style | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | address, catch, elocution, inflection, inflection, modulation, prosody, shibboleth, tone, tone of voice, tongue | ||
Part meronym | paralanguage, paralinguistic communication | ||