Home › Words › S › speechingspeechingspeeching means the act of making a speech.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, speeching ranks #16,733 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom speech + -ing.nounThe act of making a speech.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.speechmaking 77% match — The delivery of speeches vs speeching →speecher 73% match — One who gives a speech. vs speeching →bespeech 70% match — To address in speech vs speeching →prespeech 66% match — Before speech. vs speeching →speechifier 65% match — One who speechifies. vs speeching →speakingness 63% match — Expressiveness; eloquence. vs speeching →speakerly 62% match — Befitting a speaker or orator. vs speeching →preachment 62% match — Preaching; sermonizing. vs speeching →