Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally;
- Example: "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"- Example: "her speech was barren of southernisms"- Example: "I detected a slight accent in his speech"[syn: manner of speaking, speech, delivery]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
manner of speaking \manner of speaking\ n.
The characteristic style or manner that a person uses to
express himself orally.
Syn: delivery.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
manner of speaking
n 1: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself
orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her
speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight
accent in his speech" [syn: manner of speaking, speech,
delivery]