Definition of phrasing
1 : style of expression : phraseology
2 : the act, method, or result of grouping notes into musical phrases
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Examples of phrasing in a Sentence
The phrasing of the instructions was confusing.
a singer known for her elegant phrasing
Recent Examples of phrasing from the Web
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And the score’s most delicate, intimate moments gained extraordinary poetic nuance from Eschenbach’s phrasing, nowhere more so than in the gentle second movement.
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The idiomatic lilt Valcuha brought to the waltzing rhythms lived in the flexible phrasing of the orchestra.
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The same arguments and similar phrasing were used in a letter the industry coalition sent to Congress.
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Kelly's phrasing aside, his figures square with the latest numbers out from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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PHRASING Defined for English Language Learners
phrasing
playDefinition of phrasing for English Language Learners
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: the way something is expressed in words : the particular words or the order of words that are used to express something
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music : the act of grouping notes together in a particular way
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