Phrasing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line

the manner in which something is expressed in words; - G.S.Patton

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈeɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈeɪzɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈeɪzɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈeɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

use concise military verbiage
He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
phrase a musical passage

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wording verbiage give voice word phrase phraseology formulate choice of words diction articulate

Parts of Speech

noun	the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
noun	the manner in which something is expressed in words; - G.S.Patton “use concise military verbiage”
verb	put into words or an expression “He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees”
verb	divide, combine, or mark into phrases “phrase a musical passage”

Word Forms

word	verb	put into words or an expression
phrase	verb	put into words or an expression
formulation	noun	the style of expressing yourself
word	noun	a brief statement
wording	noun	the manner in which something is expressed in words; - G.S.Patton
phrase	noun	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
phrasing	noun	the manner in which something is expressed in words; - G.S.Patton
articulation	noun	expressing in coherent verbal form

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Formulierung

die Gruppierung musikalischer Phrasen in einer Melodielinie

🇫🇷French

formulation

le regroupement de phrases musicales dans une ligne mélodique

🇪🇸Spanish

fraseo

la agrupación de frases musicales en una línea melódica

🇮🇹Italian

fraseggio

il raggruppamento di frasi musicali in una linea melodica

🇳🇱Dutch

frasering

de groepering van muzikale frasen in een melodische lijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

fraseado

o agrupamento de frases musicais em uma linha melódica

🇷🇺Russian

формулировка

группировка музыкальных фраз в мелодическую линию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूत्र के रूप में कहना

एक मधुर पंक्ति में संगीत वाक्यांशों का समूहन

🇧🇩Bengali

বাক্যাংশ

একটি সুরেলা লাইনে বাদ্যযন্ত্রের বাক্যাংশের গ্রুপিং

🇮🇳Tamil

சொற்றொடர்

ஒரு மெல்லிசை வரியில் இசை சொற்றொடர்களை தொகுத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పదప్రయోగం

శ్రావ్యమైన లైన్‌లో సంగీత పదబంధాల సమూహం

🇮🇳Marathi

वाक्यरचना

सुरेल ओळीत वाद्य वाक्प्रचारांचे समूहीकरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

શબ્દસમૂહ

મધુર લાઇનમાં સંગીતનાં શબ્દસમૂહોનું જૂથ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪದಪ್ರಯೋಗ

ಸುಮಧುರ ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಗೀತ ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟುಗಳ ಗುಂಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പദപ്രയോഗം

ഒരു മെലഡിക് ലൈനിലെ സംഗീത പദസമുച്ചയങ്ങളുടെ ഗ്രൂപ്പിംഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਰੀਲੀ ਲਾਈਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਗੀਤਕ ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

جملہ

ایک سریلی لائن میں میوزیکل فقروں کی گروپ بندی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

措辞

旋律线中音乐短语的分组

🇯🇵Japanese

言葉遣い

メロディーラインにおける音楽フレーズのグループ化

🇰🇷Korean

말씨

멜로디라인에서 악구를 그룹화하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cách diễn đạt

sự nhóm các cụm từ âm nhạc trong một dòng giai điệu

🇹🇭Thai

การใช้ถ้อยคำ

การจัดกลุ่มวลีดนตรีเป็นแนวทำนอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ungkapan

pengelompokan frase musik dalam baris melodi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbigkas

ang pagpapangkat ng mga musikal na parirala sa isang melodic na linya

🇲🇾Malay

frasa

kumpulan frasa muzik dalam baris melodi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الصياغة

تجميع العبارات الموسيقية في سطر لحني

🇮🇷Persian

جمله بندی

گروه بندی عبارات موسیقی در یک خط ملودیک

🇹🇷Turkish

ifade

müzikal ifadelerin melodik bir çizgide gruplandırılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניסוח

קיבוץ של ביטויים מוזיקליים בקו מלודי

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The primary meaning of 'phrasing' is 'the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line'.

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Using 'phrasing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'phrasing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'phrasing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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