Phrasing

Word PHRASING
Character 8
Hyphenation phras ing
Pronunciations /ˈfɹeɪzɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Phrasing"

What do we mean by phrasing?

The act of making phrases. noun

The manner in which an expression is phrased. noun

The manner in which a phrase is rendered or interpreted. noun

The wording of a speech or passage. noun

In music, the act, process, or result of dividing a piece in performance into short sections or phrases, so as to give it form and clearness. Skill in phrasing is one of the chief qualities of a good performer. noun

Method of expression; association of words. noun

The act or method of grouping the notes so as to form distinct musical phrases. noun

Present participle of phrase. verb

The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice. noun

The way the musical phrases are put together in a composition or in its interpretation, with changes in tempo, volume, or emphasizing one or more instruments over others. noun

The manner in which something is expressed in words noun

The grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line noun

To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.

To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.

To divide into melodic phrases.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Phrasing

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The word "phrasing" in example sentences

This phrasing is an explicit rejection of the older formulation, “life, liberty and property.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

The problem with this phrasing is that "barbaric," on one level or another, seems to modify "cultural" as well as, or rather than, "practices." ❋ Unknown (2009)

I agree with your argument, but this choice of phrasing is amusingly ironic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The phrasing is ... unusual, but the imagery and emotions it evokes is ..... * sits down* amazing! ❋ Nalini Singh (2009)

Rubin's phrasing is in addition rather peculiar: "It is all very well ... to insist that it is the written-down story that should command our attention as readers". ❋ Unknown (2010)

The phrasing is also deceptive and confusing, but it fails to make clear that the first clause (relating to private health insurance) is unrelated to the remainder (barring the use of the interstate commerce or other powers to regulate intrastate commerce). ❋ Unknown (2010)

That conditional phrasing is very important, however. ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

And the phrasing is not that member of the family, "Oh honey, you grew up so pretty, you look just like your mother/aunt/cousin's best friend's roommate." ❋ Alecaustin (2009)

The phrasing is distinctive enough to suggest that the editors were probably replicating the pertinent of the original document. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If you must say where you work, the preferred phrasing is English “I work at the car company”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I mean, I have not looked exactly at the word phrasing of each speech, but the umbrella of basic -- recognizing the basic human rights of everybody in Afghanistan would include that, yes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm borrowing the phrasing from the wonderful John Connolly, who once described writers as like magpies, easily distracted by shiny objects. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Such phrasing is classic evasion by keyboard cheerleaders for war: “The” Lebanese. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Too bad because you had every other trite phrasing from the codebook neatly arranged. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Although my spanish is not good enough to understand nuances in phrasing, this article is much calmer and less confrontational than those I've either read in spanish or in translation. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I'm sure that this prejudice was simply an error in phrasing, rather than your intention. ❋ Richard Nokes (2006)

We were not discussing the “threat that the world faces from … Extremists” We were discussing the simple matter that the President used certain phrasing which means one thing and one thing only. ❋ Unknown (2005)

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