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speaking of en · ADV

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) Speaking of which; relatedly, used to introduce a related topic.
    • No more songs. This is a restaurant, for Christ’s sake, and speaking of, can somebody tell me where the hell is that veal? 2009, Wells Tower, “Executors of Important Energies” (short story), in Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned, Macmillan, page 83
    • “[…] And speaking of, can you please cover up that hideous shirt?” 2010, Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy, Take Two, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 8:
    • “Speaking of by the way: nice car. I mean that.” 2006, Mark Winegardner, The Godfather’s Revenge, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 76:
    • —[…] Speaking of by the way we should go shopping on Saturday or Sunday because Penney’s is having a sale at Fair Oaks. 2009, James Boice, NoVA, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 47:

Relateds

generally speaking · to speak of

Translations (17)

sv på tala om (relatedly) · ajp على سيرة (relatedly) · az sözü gəlmişkən (relatedly) · de übrigens (relatedly) · cmn 話說 /话说 (relatedly) · pl przy okazji (relatedly) · de da wir gerade davon sprechen (relatedly) · el παρεμπιπτόντως (relatedly) · ar على فِكْرَةٍ (relatedly) · az yeri gəlmişkən (relatedly) · tr demişken (relatedly) · sv apropå (relatedly) · el μιας και τό ’φερε η κουβέντα (relatedly) · de apropos (relatedly) · fr en parlant de (relatedly) · pl à propos (relatedly) · sv på tal om (relatedly)

speaking of en · INTJ

Meanings

  1. Synonym of speak of the devil.
    • A: I wish Maria had come. B: Speaking of! Here she is!

Synonyms

speak of the devil

speaking of en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of speak of
    form of speak of

Synonyms

talking about