verb put into words or an expression.
— synonyms: give_voice, formulate, word, articulate
verb divide, combine, or mark into phrases.
noun an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence.
noun a short musical passage.
— synonyms: musical_phrase
noun an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up.
— synonyms: idiom, idiomatic_expression, phrasal_idiom, set_phrase
noun dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence.
Examples
“I wasn't sure how to phrase my condolences without sounding patronising.”