Verbal - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈvɜːrbl|  American pronunciation of the word verbal
Brit.  |ˈvɜːb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word verbal

adjective

- communicated in the form of words
verbal imagery
a verbal protest
- expressed in spoken words
a verbal contract
- prolix
you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal

Extra examples

He scored well on the verbal section of the test.

They had a verbal exchange.

We gave only verbal instructions.

Instead of a verbal description, we will give a rough sketch of the nursery.

He did it by verbal order from Sir W. Coventry.

Her boss failed to stop the other workers from verbally abusing her.

Maria was getting loads of verbal from her staff.

He is very verbal, he usually talks the whole day.

He's a teacher known for his imagination and verbal dexterity.

...there's a wearisome intemperance in his verbal attacks against any and all who dare to disagree with him...

...a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators...

The verbal tic “you know” often occurs in her speech.

The test measures verbal and mathematical ability.

Teachers reported decreases in drug use and verbal abuse of teachers.

Verbal nouns have the ending -ing.

Word forms

noun
singular: verbal
plural: verbals
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