| accent | attempt at speaking, inarticulate sound |
| Apollo | Greek sun god, who pulls the sun across the sky in a horse-drawn chariot; god of prophecy [speaking through the Delphi oracle, poetry, music, archery, and healing |
| articulate | speak about, spell out, express in words |
| attainder | dishonourable stain, foul slur |
| authorize | vouch for, approve, speak with authority |
| backbite | slander, revile, speak badly [of someone] |
| be | represent, speak for |
| bespeak | address, speak to |
| bespeak | speak for, arrange for, claim |
| bite | speak bitterly, inveigh, carp |
| blunt | plain-spoken, unceremonious, forthright |
| break | speak, exchange |
| break | broach a matter, speak |
| breathe | speak, utter, talk |
| breathe | speak, utter |
| call | speak out, give voice |
| carve | be a generous hostess; or: speak in a charmingly affected way |
| chorus | character in a play who speaks the prologue and comments on the course of events |
| close-tongued | speaking secretly, tight-lipped |
| come | speak, talk, express oneself |
| contradiction | answering back, speaking in opposition |
| cry | speak loudly, shout out, proclaim |
| deal | express oneself, speak |
| dialect | language, manner of speaking |
| fable | speak falsely, lie, fabricate |
| fairly | free from foul play, in a healthy state |
| filth | vile creature, foul animal |
| forspeak | oppose, speak against, object to |
| foul | plain-looking, unattractive, ugly |
| foul | dirty, miry, muddy |
| foul | false, hypocritical, shameful |
| foul | [of a pistol-barrel after firing] dirty, clogged |
| foul | detestable, vile, loathsome |
| foul | harsh, rough, hard |
| fouled | filthy, dirtied |
| glose | speak flatteringly, talk smoothly |
| gloze | speak fair words, flatter, talk plausibly |
| ill-uttering | speaking displeasing news, reporting bad tidings |
| lewd-tongued | foul-mouthed, scurrilous, abusive |
| lisp | talk in an affected way, speak with affectation |
| manner | as it were, in a manner of speaking |
| misreport | speak badly of, slander |
| misspeak | speak inaccurately, express badly |
| mud | muddy, make foul |
| muddy | dirty, foul |
| name | give particulars of, speak about, describe |
| out-tongue | speak more loudly than, be more persuasive than |
| parling | speaking, parleying |
| plainness | plain-speaking, openness, frankness |
| profane | blasphemous, irreverent, foul-mouthed |
| pronounce | deliver, speak, declare |
| publish | speak openly of, talk about |
| puddled | muddily stirred up, filthy, foul |
| pulpit | public speaking place, platform, rostrum |
| rank | foul-smelling, stinking |
| rank | foul, festering, diseased |
| rank-scented | foul-smelling, stinking |
| reason | talk, speak, converse |
| reeky | foul-smelling, smoky |
| rehearse | pronounce, speak, utter |
| repeat | mention, speak of, utter |
| ribaudred | [unclear meaning] foul, obscene, wanton |
| round | blunt, forthright, straight, plain-spoken |
| round | whisper, murmur, speak privately |
| said | finished speaking, had one's say |
| say | speak, utter a sound |
| say | speak the words as an ordinary utterance |
| say | finish speaking, speak one's mind, make one's point |
| say | speak the truth, speak to the point |
| slovenly | nasty, disgusting, foul |
| smooth | defend, gild, speak well of |
| speak | declare itself, be announced |
| speak | proclaim, show, reveal |
| speak | encounter, fight, exchange blows |
| speak | find language for, say in words about |
| speak | speak entertainingly; or: talk in a refined way |
| speak | reprove, admonish, rebuke |
| speak | address, talk to, call upon |
| speak | organize, order, sort out |
| speak | speak of |
| speak | declare, manifest, display |
| speak | bear witness to, attest, support |
| speak | give an account of, report, describe |
| speak | bring news to, talk to |
| speak | demand, call for, cry out for |
| speken | [archaism] speak |
| thick | foul, nasty, dirty |
| tongue | speak, babble about, utter |
| uncleanly | offensive, foul |
| unquestionable | irritable when spoken to, impatient when questioned |
| unspeaking | unable to speak out, incapable of speech |
| vox | proper voice, right manner of speaking |
| well-spoken | refined, courteous, eloquent |
| whisper | speak secretly with, talk confidentially to |
| whistle | whisper, speak in private |
| wield | express, utter, speak |
| word | speak, utter, say |