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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
- 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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