Definition of peaking

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Peaking (a.) Pining; sickly; peakish.

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Grandiloquent :: Grandiloquent (a.) Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
Hum :: Hum (v. i.) To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem..
Correctness :: Correctness (n.) The state or quality of being correct; as, the correctness of opinions or of manners; correctness of taste; correctness in writing or speaking; the correctness of a text or copy..
Speaking :: Speaking (a.) Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness..
Sire :: Sire (n.) A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign..
Whist :: Whist (a.) Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
Hack :: Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough..
Gesticulation :: Gesticulation (n.) A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments..
Oratory :: Oratory (n.) The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence.
Hem :: Hem (v. i.) To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking..
Treat :: Treat (v. i.) To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion; -- usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties..
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A passageway for the air in speaking and breathing; the windpipe, or one of its divisions..
Lambdacism :: Lambdacism (n.) A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously..
Sir :: Sir (n.) A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way of emphatic formality..
Speaking :: Speaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spea.
Harlequin :: Harlequin (n.) A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of Italian comedy..
Dulciloquy :: Dulciloquy (n.) A soft manner of speaking.
Responsory :: Responsory (n.) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service..
Drawling :: Drawling (n.) The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl.
Monotony :: Monotony (n.) A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing..
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