verbal

He does, however, participate in a brutally funny verbal tussle with his character’s nervy wife, played by Parker Posey, as she attracts attention from other CIA operatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Researchers evaluated verbal fluency, or the ability to quickly retrieve and produce words, along with working memory, which allows people to temporarily hold and use information.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

That’s an unconvincing verbal shrug that a CBS correspondent called a “spectacular self-own.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“But if you dooooon’t …” Folger repeats the words like a pitcher caressing a verbal curveball she’s about to throw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

It’s not like I’ve ever been extra eloquent or anything, but what comes out of my mouth in front of Bo Larson doesn’t even qualify as verbal diarrhea.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Had Townsend wanted to retaliate in the verbals then he had some heavy ammunition at his disposal.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2022

"He addresses me and Tweets me quite often and I was just in the frame of mind where I thought me and Klitschko don't have much verbals, so let me respond to Fury."

From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2017

He had some help, two stumpings were missed by Matt Prior, who was also involved in some verbals with the left-hander.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2013

Terry said in a statement to the Football Association five days after the incident that he and Ferdinand had been exchanging "verbals" and he had made a gesture to imply Ferdinand had bad breath.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2012

Parse the verbs, verbals, and verb phrases in the following sentences:— 1.

From An English Grammar by James Witt Sewell