verbal cue
Word that triggers
A verbal cue is a spoken signal that prompts action or response—a word, phrase, or sound that tells someone what to do next.
Actors wait for verbal cues to deliver their lines.
Trainers give dogs verbal cues like sit or stay.
In conversation, verbal cues guide turn-taking: So anyway... signals a story is wrapping up.
- promptIncite to action
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- hintIndirect suggestion
- triggerWhat initiates action
- key phraseCentral term in text
spoken word · spoken · command · reminder · instruction · whisper · phrase · tone of voice · word · nudge · direction · stage direction · response · memory aid · tone · inflection · pause · emphasis
- dog trainingdown, come, wait, treats, quiet
- housetrainingpotty training, toilet training, housebreaking, housebroken, house-trained
- spoken learninglecture, lesson, tutorial, oral exam, dictation
- cuesprompt, hint, signal
- promptsprompt, prompts, prompting, hint, suggestion
- word associationfree association, word chain, word pair, priming
communication modality
verbal cuevisual cue
Seen prompt or indicator
hand signal · gesture · body language · facial expression · eye contact
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