put into words
Say it aloud
To put something into words is to express it verbally—to find language for thoughts, feelings, or ideas that might otherwise remain unspoken or unclear: I can't put into words how grateful I am.
The phrase often appears with negatives, suggesting that some experiences resist adequate expression: What I felt was hard to put into words.
State or fast train
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- formulateCreate methodically
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
verbalize · voice · state · describe · explain · narrate · elucidate · expound
express
State or fast train
communicate · verbalize · voice · state · describe · explain · narrate · elucidate · expound · clarify
say
Speak words aloud
enunciate · pronounce · voice · declare · announce · proclaim · recite · tell · state · verbalize
write
Form text on surface
- documentWritten or electronic file
- transcribeConvert to written form
- recordPreserved account or achievement
inscribe · draft · compose · pen · author · chronicle · notate · script · journal · log
- communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
- word phrasesbuzzword, catchword, byword, watchword, codeword
- interpretedtranslated, explained, decoded, understood, read
put into wordskeep to oneself
Remain private about something
hold back · bottle up · suppress · withhold · bite one's tongue
puts, putting, putter, into, word, words, worded, wording, wordy