verbal
adjective
of or relating to words.
verbals
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pluralof verbal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
There was an element of jealousy at how they used to stick it to us, with their verbals and their confidence.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2012
He handled words like a worker in verbals who is aware of their price and knows all their resources.
From Saint Augustin by Vincent O'Sullivan
