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Meanings of speak around in English

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Usage of speak around in English
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There was a lump in her throat; how could she speak around it?
Mine
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She nodded, unable to speak around the lump in her throat.
Big sky standoff
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She could barely speak around the lump in her throat.
Bulletproof bride
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I couldn't speak around the knot of anxiety in my throat, so I nodded.
Gentlemen prefer succubi
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Bradley is expected to speak around 1330 local time.
Reuters
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Basia nodded, but didn't trust himself to speak around the rising panic in his chest.
Cibola Burn
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She couldn't speak around the lump in her throat.
Takeover
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Bethany couldn't even speak around her shock.
Shadows
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No wet! explained the toddler very clearly, now that she did not have the fangs to speak around.
Timeless
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I tried to speak around the pulse in my throat, but Jean-Claude answered, Musette broke the truce, and would not concede it.
Cerulean Sins
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In Life, Animated, Ron Suskind tells the story of his autistic son Owen, who lost his ability to speak around his third birthday.
Wired
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The situation in Dagestan must be radically changed, Magomedov said of his republic, where 2.7 million people speak around 30 languages.
Reuters
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The words being spoken around her seemed to dissolve into a jabber.
The Long War
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Straightening, Hippo pointed the toothpick at Ryan and spoke around it.
Bones to Ashes
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She held an iron spike between her teeth, but spoke around it skillfully.
Hidden Creek
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Peregrine poked her head around the bathroom door and spoke around her toothbrush.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
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Speak around across language varieties
United States of America
Common