Wording
['wɜːdɪŋ] or ['wɝdɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the manner in which something is expressed in words; 'use concise military verbiage'- G.S.Patton.
Checker: Terrance--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Word
(n.) The act or manner of expressing in words; style of expression; phrasing.
Inputed by Joe
Examples
- The wording of Rousseau will repay careful study. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- There is much in the wording of this passage which is irrelevant to our point and which must be discounted to make it clear. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- We judged, by the unlimited wording of the gracious intimation, that you would be giving yourself too much trouble. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I had imagined you were consulting me only as to the wording of it. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I entreat the attention of the jury to the wording of this document--“Apartments furnished for a single gentleman”! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The wording of the desired rubber stamp having been correctly set up in ordinary type, the same is locked up and placed upon a level support. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Typist: Nigel