phrasingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfreɪ.zɪŋ/us/ˈfreɪ.zɪŋ/phrasing noun [ U ] (WORDS)
the choice of words used to express something:
The phrasing of the contract is ambiguous.
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Linguistics: sentences & expressions
- anagram
- catchphrase
- cliché
- cliché-ridden
- coin
- compound sentence
- concessive clause
- declarative sentence
- expression
- figure of speech
- fronting
- mission statement
- nugget
- proverb
- refrain
- relative clause
- simple sentence
- tail
- the operative word idiom
- war cry
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phrasing noun [ U ] (MUSIC)
specialized music the way in which a singer or musician divides the tune into separate parts:
Her phrasing, as ever, is faultless.
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Playing music
- accompaniment
- accompany
- busk
- chop
- conduct
- fiddle
- fingering
- improvisation
- interpreter
- jam
- music
- perform
- raise the roof idiom
- serenade
- sight-read
- strike
- strum
- swell
- tap sth out
- tune
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