saying
What is the Definition of saying?
Noun:
- a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
Verb:
- express in words
- report or maintain
- express a supposition
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- communicate or express nonverbally
- utter aloud
- state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
- recite or repeat a fixed text
- indicate
How can I use saying in a sentence?
I could not help overhearing what you and Malfoy were saying — Bet you could, Ron muttered. — and you mustn't go wandering around the school at night, think of the points you will lose Gryffindor if you are caught, and you are bound to be.
I was trying to find you to warn you, I heard Malfoy saying he was going to catch you, he said you had a drag— Harry shook his head violently to shut Neville up, but Professor McGonagall had seen.
Harry strained to catch what they were saying. d-do not know why you wanted t-t-to meet here of all p-places, Severus Oh, I thought we would keep this private, said Snape, his voice icy.
He could not know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: To Harry Potter — the boy who lived!
And saying the magic words properly is very important, too — never forget Wizard Baruffio, who said ‘s' instead of ‘f' and found himself on the floor with a buffalo on his chest.
Other meanings of saying (synonyms, cognates).
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