wording
/ˈwɜː(ɹ)dɪŋ/
wording noun: a choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context. Also the present participle and gerund of word.
Noun
wording (countable and uncountable, plural wordings)
- A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.
- It is highly improbable that the drafter of the notice ever visualised the form that heavy vehicles of the future would take, but the comprehensive wording still covers modern types.1955 December, “Notes and News: An Old Midland Railway Bridge Notice”, in Railway Magazine, page 877
- Synonyms:
- phrasing, wordage, talk, terminology, verbiage
Also used as
wording is also the present participle and gerund of word.
wording meaning in Marathi and Gujarati
wording in Marathi
- शब्दरचना
wording in Gujarati
- શબ્દરચના
Examples of wording in a sentence
- I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit.
- The wording of the ballot paper loaded the vote in favour of the Conservative candidate.
- He was able to write out the speeches of Hamlet, letter perfect. It was impressive to see how exactly he knew the wording.
Synonyms of wording
Forms of wording
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Phrases with wording
Words that rhyme with wording
Questions about wording
- What does wording mean?
- Wording means a choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.
- What is wording in Marathi?
- Wording in Marathi is शब्दरचना. See Wording meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is wording?
- Wording is a noun.
- How do you pronounce wording?
- Wording is pronounced /ˈwɜː(ɹ)dɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of wording?
- The plural of wording is wordings.
Words near wording in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wording (page history and authors); wording (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wording (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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