Engaging in Verbal Communication: English Vocabulary List

to express in words or articulate verbally

"She finds it hard to verbalize her feelings."

"It is sometimes very difficult for young children to verbalize their complicated emotions and complex feelings in a clear way."

to speak at length in a formal or confident manner about a particular topic, often showing expertise

"The professor discoursed on ancient history."

"The university professor loved to discourse on ancient philosophy for hours without noticing that his students were getting extremely bored."

to engage in a conversation with someone

"We converse in English every day."

"We sat at the coffee shop for nearly two hours just to converse about our plans for the upcoming summer vacation together."

to produce sounds or words with one's voice

"Babies vocalize their needs by crying."

"The baby is just beginning to vocalize simple sounds like ba and ma which makes her parents very happy indeed."

to form words and articulate sounds with the lips and tongue in order to communicate verbally

"She mouthed the lyrics silently."

"She nervously began to mouth the words of her speech silently while waiting backstage for her turn to perform live."

to clearly and correctly articulate words

"Please enunciate clearly when speaking."

"The acting coach told her students to enunciate every single syllable clearly so that the audience could understand every word perfectly."

to say something from memory, such as a poem or speech

"The student recited the poem beautifully."

"The young student stood in front of the entire class and began to recite a famous poem from memory without making any mistakes."

to talk rapidly and excitedly, often in a senseless manner

"The baby jabbered nonsense all day."

"The man on the train would not stop jabbering on his phone loudly about his personal problems disturbing all the other passengers around him."

to describe something in a way that makes it seem more important or extreme than it really is

"Don't overstate the problem."

"It would be an exaggeration to overstate the impact of this minor change on the overall project's success."

to describe something better, larger, worse, etc. than it truly is

"Do not exaggerate the problem."

"My younger brother tends to exaggerate everything that happens to him so I never know if his stories are actually true or not."

to stop or pause a process, activity, etc. temporarily

"Do not interrupt when others speak."

"It is considered extremely rude to interrupt someone while they are speaking so please wait until they have finished their sentence completely first."

to shout very loudly

"Do not yell in the library."

"The angry coach started to yell instructions at his players from the side of the field because they were losing the match badly."

to express something verbally

"He did not utter a single word."

"He was so shocked by the unexpected news that he could not utter a single word for nearly a full minute."

to clearly and verbally express what one thinks or feels

"Learn to articulate your thoughts clearly."

"It is very important to articulate your words clearly when you are giving a presentation to a large audience of people."

to say the sound of a letter or word correctly or in a specific way

"How do you pronounce this word?"

"Many foreign learners struggle to pronounce the tricky English th sound correctly because it does not exist in their native language."

to make information, knowledge, or a skill known or understood

"The teacher imparts knowledge to students."

"The experienced mentor tried to impart his valuable knowledge and wisdom to the younger employees before he retired from the company."

to talk quickly and a lot about unimportant and idiotic things

"The children chatter during lunch break."

"The group of excited children would not stop chattering during the entire bus ride to the museum which annoyed the driver greatly."

to exchange opinions and have discussions with others, often to come to an agreement or decision

"The lawyers will confer before the trial."

"The lawyers needed to confer with each other privately before they could give their final decision about the complicated legal case to the judge."

to contact someone to get assistance or help

"Reach out for help when needed."

"If you ever need any help with your homework please do not hesitate to reach out to me via email or phone."

to openly declare one's belief or opinion about something without reservations

"He professed his love for her."

"The suspect continued to profess his complete innocence despite the overwhelming amount of evidence that the police had collected against him."