nonspeaking
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6.0
- adjective
- /nɒnˈspiːkɪŋ/
:
sin hablar
- I could do with some good nonhuman, nonspeaking, nonbleeding company.
- nonspeaking role
- nonspeaking parts
Examples
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It used to be that the camera would break away from the speaker and focus on the nonspeaking debater for a reaction shot of him with a "you just used the wrong fork" look on his face.
Blog text (16) -
The theater production required several nonspeaking actors to enhance the visual storytelling.
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Individuals, families, and the entire village possess nonspeaking power objects.
Academic text (2008) -
This philosophy brings humans closer to the nonspeaking actors with whom we share this planet.
Academic text (2011) -
Most of these students have very limited speech or are nonspeaking and also have limited language comprehension.
Academic text (1991) -
Whether by choice or not, Gardie almost always performed nonspeaking roles, usually as a dancer and pantomimist.
Academic text (2016) -
Glengarry Glen Ross, the quintessential masculine film (the only woman in the entire thing is a nonspeaking "coat check girl" in the credits).
Blog text (9) -
She also occasionally sang French songs, and her greatest American success (judging by its frequency in her repertoire) seems to have been as Columbine, the nonspeaking female lead in the winter holiday season's harlequinades.
Academic text (2016) -
In the workshop, we learned how to express emotions effectively through nonspeaking performances.
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Her dance routine included nonspeaking elements that captivated the audience without any dialogue.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not speaking when people expect an answer
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4.1
Not using speech, often shown by a look or gesture
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4.1
A look or action that shows feeling without words
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5.4
Not able to speak or write to communicate with others
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7.3
An acting part that has no spoken lines
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9.9
Shown or felt without spoken words
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5.1
Not speaking, staying silent for any reason
A way to send messages without using the voice, for example gestures
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonspeaking comes from the parts non- meaning 'not' and speaking from 'speak', so it literally means 'not speaking'. It is used for roles, people, or situations that do not use spoken words.