noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwɜː(ɹ)dɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: phrasing
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of word
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the manner in which something is expressed in words- G.S.Patton
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
use concise military verbiage
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: formulation, expression
Narrower terms: mot juste, verbalization, verbalisation
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ձեւակերպում
(jewakerpum)
— choice of words
Belarusian:
фармулёўка
(farmuljówka)
— choice of words
Belarusian:
фармуліроўка
(farmulirówka)
— choice of words
Bulgarian:
формулиро́вка
(formuliróvka)
— choice of words
Bulgarian:
подбор на думи
(podbor na dumi)
— choice of words
Chinese Mandarin:
提法
(tífǎ)
— choice of words
Chinese Mandarin:
說法 /说法
(shuōfǎ)
— choice of words
Chinese Mandarin:
措詞 /措词
(cuòcí)
— choice of words
Danish:
formulering
— choice of words
Dutch:
woordkeuze
— choice of words
Dutch:
verwoording
— choice of words
Dutch:
formulering
— choice of words
Dutch:
bewoording
— choice of words
Faroese:
orðing
— choice of words
Faroese:
orðalag
— choice of words
Finnish:
sanavalinta
— choice of words
Finnish:
sanamuoto
— choice of words
French:
formulation
— choice of words
French:
choix de mots
— choice of words
German:
Formulierung
— choice of words
German:
Wortlaut
— choice of words
German:
Wortwahl
— choice of words
German:
Ausdrucksweise
— choice of words
Greek:
διατύπωση
(diatýposi)
— choice of words
Greek:
επιλογή των λέξεων
(epilogí ton léxeon)
— choice of words
Irish:
foclaíocht
— choice of words
Italian:
dicitura
— choice of words
Japanese:
言葉遣い
(kotobazukai)
— choice of words
Japanese:
言い回し
(iimawashi)
— choice of words
Norwegian Bokmål:
ordlyd
— choice of words
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ordlyd
— choice of words
Polish:
sformułowanie
— choice of words
Polish:
brzmienie
— choice of words
Portuguese:
fraseado
— choice of words
Romanian:
formulare
— choice of words
Russian:
формулиро́вка
(formuliróvka)
— choice of words
