nonspeaking
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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I also learned that a primarily nonspeaking session can still be effective.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024
Airbnb makes a cameo appearance in a nonspeaking role.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023
For example, if a study’s sample includes autistic people who are nonspeaking, have intellectual disability, and require supported living, just say that.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 6, 2023
About 20 minutes into the show, Ellenby approached Hannah Hasselschwert, a 10-year-old nonspeaking autistic individual who had come to the show with her parents.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022
Ayala stuck with it and nabbed a small, nonspeaking role in the season’s final marquee production: a new staging of the 1997 play “An American Daughter.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2021
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