Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forthspeaking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forth-s-peak-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of speaking forth or declaring; declaration.

Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

adj

Speaking forth; declaring; prophesying.

verb

present participle and gerund of forthspeak

Example Sentences

"Revelation means nothing else. It is the forthputting, forthspeaking of the interior of God's nature, [...]"
"Can there be a more dubious moment in the entire poem than this precariously enjambed impersonation of prophetic forthspeaking?"
"Evolution of prophecy, or forthspeaking on behalf of the divine."
"This refers not to ordinary religious discourses for the edification of the church, but to such a forthspeaking of the mind of God in relation to truth, duty, or coming events ns the inward action of the Holy Spirit on the mind may produce."
"In fact, in this political poetry Agee resembles nothing so much as the “ forthspeaking prophet” evoked by Paul Ashdown, who assumes a role “both satirical and visionary, to both attack and inspire [his] readers and to seek meaning in ostensibly trivial or grotesque events.""

Etymology

From forth- + speaking.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: forth
Suffix: forthspeak

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more forthspeaking (comparative) most forthspeaking (superlative)

Questions

What does forthspeaking mean?: The act of speaking forth or declaring; declaration.
Where does forthspeaking come from?: From forth- + speaking.

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