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Synonyms for orating


Grammar : Verb
Spell : aw-reyt, oh-reyt, awr-eyt, ohr-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɔˈreɪt, oʊˈreɪt, ˈɔr eɪt, ˈoʊr eɪt



Définition of orating

Origin :
  • c.1600, "to pray, to plead," from Latin oratus, past participle of orare "speak, pray, plead, speak before a court or assembly" (see orator). The meaning "make a formal speech" emerged c.1860 in American English as a back-formation of oration. Related: Orated; orating.
  • verb speak
Example sentences :
  • I remember her standing by the fire and orating, with her tea cup in her hand.
  • Extract from : « Affinities and Other Stories » by Mary Roberts Rinehard
  • But their opportunity for orating is severely circumscribed.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 » by Various
  • I believe I'd rather see you orating on the streets, like Eliza Provost.
  • Extract from : « The Three Black Pennys » by Joseph Hergesheimer
  • Douglass, was orating, two Irishmen passing by stopped and listened a few minutes, then started on.
  • Extract from : « The Southern Soldier Boy » by James Carson Elliott
  • If they don't practise the boys in the art of orating, don't you tell me there's an American citizen with a voice in that society.
  • Extract from : « The Fallen Leaves » by Wilkie Collins
  • When I hear you orating I realize I don't appreciate how profoundly you think and what a splendid brain and vocabulary you have.
  • Extract from : « Babbitt » by Sinclair Lewis
  • They think only of orating, of overwhelming me with their reproaches, instead of aiding me to save the country.
  • Extract from : « The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 » by Eugne Sue
  • Out under the tamaracks the stranger was orating, and punctuating his remarks with a finger tapping in a palm.
  • Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton
  • He was great at orating over dead men—especially dead "friends" (as he called his rivals) and dead enemies.
  • Extract from : « The Rising of the Court » by Henry Lawson
  • He grew more moderate in his orating and the girls, as critics, were better pleased.
  • Extract from : « The Girls of Central High on the Stage » by Gertrude W. Morrison

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