"speaking of" meaning in English

See speaking of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} speaking of
  1. (colloquial, disjunct) Speaking of which; relatedly, used to introduce a related topic. Tags: colloquial Related terms: generally speaking (english: likewise often disjunctive), to speak of Translations (relatedly): على فِكْرَةٍ (ʕala fikratin) (Arabic), على سيرة (ʕala sīre) [South-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), sözü gəlmişkən (Azerbaijani), yeri gəlmişkən (Azerbaijani), 話說 (Chinese Mandarin), 话说 (huà shuō) (Chinese Mandarin), en parlant de (French), apropos (German), übrigens (German), da wir gerade davon sprechen (German), μιας και τό 'φερε η κουβέντα (mias kai tó 'fere i kouvénta) (Greek), παρεμπιπτόντως (parempiptóntos) (Greek), à propos (Polish), przy okazji (Polish), på tala om (english: set phrase) (Swedish), apropå (Swedish), på tal om (Swedish), demişken (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-speaking_of-en-adv-6El3yE-r

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} speaking of
  1. Synonym of speak of the devil Synonyms: speak of the devil [synonym, synonym-of]
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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} speaking of
  1. present participle and gerund of speak of Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: speak of Synonyms: talking about
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