phrase
verb [T usually + adv/prep] /freɪz/Definition
› to express something with a particular choice of words: The declaration was carefully/cleverly/tactfully, etc. phrased.Saying and utteringSaying again
(Definition of phrase verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (your) every word idiom
- articulate verb
- fall from sth phrasal verb
- find your tongue idiom
- floor noun (OPEN SPACE)
- get sth in phrasal verb (SAY)
- in words of one syllable idiom
- intone verb
- mouth verb
- quoth verb
- say verb (SPEAK)
- say verb (THINK)
- speak verb (SAY WORDS)
- string sth together phrasal verb
- text noun
- think verb (REASON)
- utter verb
- verbalize verb
- volunteer verb
- wording noun
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