nonspeaking
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“He was there basically the whole season, waiting to die,” Gemmill says of the actor with the nonspeaking role, Ronald Alan Scarlata.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
For example, if a study’s sample includes autistic people who are nonspeaking, have intellectual disability, and require supported living, just say that.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 6, 2023
Poetry: Read this piece by Adam Wolfond, a nonspeaking autistic artist.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
Born Dusan Simic in Belgrade in 1938, the year before World War II began, he would describe his youth as “a small, nonspeaking part/In a bloody epic.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
About 20 minutes into the show, Ellenby approached Hannah Hasselschwert, a 10-year-old nonspeaking autistic individual who had come to the show with her parents.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022
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