To express in words; to phrase. [1913 Webster]
The apology for the king is the same, but worded with greater
deference to that great prince. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the
use of a word or words. [Obs.] --Howell. [1913 Webster]
To flatter with words; to cajole. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster] To word it,
to bandy words; to dispute. [Obs.] "To word it with a shrew."
--L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
Wording \Word"ing\, n. The act or manner of
expressing in words; style of expression; phrasing. [1913 Webster]
It is believed this wording was above his known style. --Milton.
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Word Net
wording n : the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton [syn: diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage]Moby Thesaurus
choice of words, composition, dialect, diction, expression, formulation, grammar, idiom, language, locution, mode, parlance, phrase, phraseology, phrasing, rhetoric, speech, style, talk, usage, use of words, usus loquendi, verbalism, verbiage, wordageEnglish
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dɪŋ
Translations
- Dutch: woordkeuze
- German: Formulierung