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phrasing

[ US /ˈfɹeɪzɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /fɹˈe‍ɪzɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the manner in which something is expressed in words
    use concise military verbiage
  2. the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line

How To Use phrasing In A Sentence

  • In the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins' evocative phrasing, ‘All is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil; and wears man's smudge and shares man's smell.’
  • His talent is amazing, his superb phrasing and sense of rhythm as flawless as a perfectly cut diamond.
  • His phrasing is razor-sharp and should be served with relish and glee.
  • One teenager checks the reed of his clarinet and practises phrasing.
  • This exceptional but as yet uncelebrated baritone rejoices in a lean, spinning, perfectly focused tone of unfailing natural beauty and vibrancy, while his grasp of Verdi style and phrasing is all but complete.
  • Is he a pseudo-Marxist as his largely secret talk in San Francisco indicated … where he berated average people in Appalachia who didn't vote for him for "clinging" to religion in their poverty-paraphrasing religion the opium of the people dictum where Marx lachrymosely wails in behalf of the downtrodden who substitute God for material gains, a direct parallel? THE IRATE NATION
  • Martin honed his expertise of various banjo styles, such as "three-finger" picking, made famous by Scruggs, and "clawhammer" - also known as "frailing" - a style known for its syncopated rhythms and distinct melodic phrasing that employs the back of the fingernails to strike or strum the strings, and a thumb technique that alternates between the strings. NPR Topics: News
  • The cadence, phrasing, and rhythm of the language is very similar to that found in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and in heroic contemporary Anglo-Saxon poetry.
  • So, predictably, healthcare reform dominated the Sunday shows (by the way, you wouldn't believe the length of the discussions in my office surrounding the compounding, hyphenation or phrasing of the term "health care"; official Federal rules don't exist, so it was left to Bob to make policy). R_urell: So, predictably, healthcare reform domin
  • It's a tough gig best described by paraphrasing the old joke about farming: If you want to make a small fortune free-lancing, start with a large fortune.
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