noun
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Etymology: from gerund of phrase (II)
1. : style of expression : phraseology , wording
the great artists of that age knew that without phrasing dramatic verse was a dead thing — Lytton Strachey
the exquisite phrasing in which we feel that every word is in its place — Edmund Wilson
2. : the act, method, or result of grouping notes so as to form distinct musical phrases
critics were wondering at the sureness of his phrasing and rhythmic pulse — Time