speak
verb (used without object)
to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk.
is speaking
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present progressiveof speak (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Greene-Placentia is speaking out now, she said, because “I need to let women know that it’s okay to talk about it.”
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
In a joint statement with Spain's La Liga, Germany's Bundesliga, and Italy's Serie A, the English top flight says it is speaking out "because we understand how Fifa's relentless expansionism affects everyone".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Back in the dressing room as a mentor, he is speaking to the media at Headingley - the location of his famous "it's tough being me" press conference.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Hayley Williams is speaking out days after her ex-husband, Chad Gilbert, the founding guitarist of pop-punk band New Found Glory, died at 45 following a battle with cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
‘He has told me what happened. I hardly think I want to go round asking some silly little boy if Captain Hardcastle is speaking the truth. ’
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
