verbal expression
Words said aloud
A verbal expression is a phrase or utterance that conveys meaning through words, as opposed to gestures, facial expressions, or other nonverbal communication.
The term appears in contexts distinguishing spoken or written language from other forms of expression: Her verbal expression of gratitude meant more than any gift.
In mathematics, verbal expression refers to a word problem or statement that must be translated into numerical or algebraic form.
- articulationClear vocal expression
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- speechOral communication ability
- spoken wordPoetry delivered aloud
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
syntax · storytelling · prosody · conversation · colloquialism · diction · word choice · turn of phrase · utterance · debate · morphology · phonology · fluency · grammar · register · locution · slip of the tongue · phrasing
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, conversation
- spoken languagespeech, spoken word, pronunciation, accent, dialect
- dialogueconversation, line, lines, banter, talk
- literary termsmetaphor, character analysis, symbolism, prologue, epilogue
- Dictiondiction, enunciation, articulation, elocution, clear speech
- reading supportreading skills, dyslexia support, phonics instruction, reading fluency, reading programs
verbal expressiongesture
Communicative body movement
nonverbal communication · body language · sign language · facial expression · pantomime
verbal expressionsilence
Total lack of sound
muteness · taciturnity · implication · insinuation · subtext