VERBALIZING Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

verbalizing

verb

present participle of verbalize

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to express (a thought or emotion) in words couldn't quite verbalize the cause of his mental distress

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Recent Examples of verbalizing Recognizing and verbalizing patterns in behavior. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 An occasional over-reliance on voice-over hammers this home, verbalizing Benji’s constant need to be loved without giving the story space to breathe and reveal these beats more organically. — David Opie, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 Experts urge parents to look for other signs in addition to verbalizing a hatred of school that may indicate your child is experiencing a problem that needs more serious intervention, like bullying or failing grades. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Mar. 2026 Sometimes that may include the language of a speech, verbalizing a vision and motivating others to move toward it. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Lee, who represents a mother and her five children confined at Dilley for eight months, said the 5-year-old twins are hardly eating and the 9-year-old is verbalizing suicidal thoughts. — Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026

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Despite the fireworks these teams have produced in the knockout stage, the odds are saying to expect a tight, low-scoring semifinal.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Crump, the family’s attorney, cast doubt on the notion that Wells may have drowned – saying the teen was a strong athlete and knew how to swim.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of saying

Verb

The other was a tearing beauty, a creature so lovely that one look at her sent young men’s blood pressure skyward and set them to uttering wild, hoarse cries and tearing telephone directories apart with the bare hands.

— John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of uttering

Verb

Cholowsky visited Chicago for a few days in early June, talking to coaches and executives, hanging out with players and listening to Jerry Reinsdorf’s baseball stories.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Yet nobody could remember ever seeing the man in a cowboy hat before 2024, when he was spotted talking to residents about lawsuits against the local dump.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of talking

Verb

Few would dispute that on average or even at the median, males may be bigger and more powerful than females, or that in certain contact sports the difference may be telling and on occasion dangerous.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Harry's team had a different version of events, however, telling the BBC that the offer was withdrawn by the palace after it had already been accepted by the duke, further fueling the confusion.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

Zwicker told The Verge that company representatives are discussing the subject with lawmakers.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 July 2026
The following day, Barrasso talked to McConnell for roughly 20 minutes, discussing topics like upcoming Senate work, the latest Supreme Court news and the Maine Senate race, according to a statement from Barrasso spokeswoman Kate Noyes.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of discussing

Verb

Amy Schumer gave fans a glimpse at her Fourth of July festivities in an Instagram Stories post, sharing a group photo of herself posing in a blue swimsuit alongside longtime friends.

— Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Most of us bird-lovers buy the birdseed for the birds and aren’t interested in sharing with any four-legged critters.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

Definition of sharing

Verb

In that sense, La Villeggiatura wasn’t introducing a trend so much as articulating an overlooked category.

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
The presence of a man who may have been a Muslim suggests that, in a canvas that also contains Jews and Christians, the Dutch artist was articulating a message of tolerance.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026

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