speaking of

adverb

Speaking of which; relatedly, used to introduce a related topic.

“A: I wish Maria had come. B: Speaking of! Here she is!”

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talking aboutspeak of the devil
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of speak of

    Synonyms: talking about

adverb
  1. colloquialSpeaking of which; relatedly, used to introduce a related topic.

    “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
    3 more examples

    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

    —[…] 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

    “[…] And speaking of, can you please cover up that hideous shirt?”

    2010, Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy, Take Two, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 8
interjection
  1. Synonym of speak of the devil.

    A: I wish Maria had come. B: Speaking of! Here she is!

    Synonyms: speak of the devil

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionSynonym of speak of the devil.

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speak of the devil
Also see
speak of the devil

Translations

Arabic على فِكْرَةٍ
  • على فِكْرَةٍ (ʕala fikratin)relatedly
Chinese Mandarin 話說 /话说
  • 話說 /话说 (huà shuō)relatedly
French en parlant de
  • en parlant derelatedly
German apropos, übrigens
  • aproposrelatedly
  • übrigensrelatedly
  • da wir gerade davon sprechenrelatedly
Greek μιας και τό ’φερε η κουβέντα, παρεμπιπτόντως
  • μιας και τό ’φερε η κουβέντα (mias kai tó ’fere i kouvénta)relatedly
  • παρεμπιπτόντως (parempiptóntos)relatedly
Polish à propos, przy okazji
  • à proposrelatedly
  • przy okazjirelatedly
Swedish på tala om, apropå
  • på tala omrelatedly
  • apropårelatedly
  • på tal omrelatedly
Turkish demişken
  • demişkenrelatedly
Cite this entry
APA

speaking of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speaking%20of

MLA

“speaking of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speaking%20of. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speaking of,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speaking%20of.

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