verbing
the act of turning a noun into a verb. verbing results in verbation. although in a sense it is the inverse of a gerund, a word that has been verbed can actually be turned back into a noun as a gerund. hence verbing is the gerund form of the verbed noun “verb.”
i googled you before our first date.
jerk! stop verbing!
5 more definitions
verbing: v
1. taking a word that is not a verb and turning it into a verb by adding -ing to the end.
comes from the latin word “verb” meaning “an action” and the root “-ing” meaning “making the word infront of it a verb.”
1) i decided that the word verb needed to under go a verbing to create the word verbing so i could use it to describe the process that the word verb just under went.
2) i felt sorry for the word “strong” since it was but a mere adjective so i decided to make it a verb but making it undergo the process of verbing thus making it the verb “stronging.”
the grammatical choice of taking a word that is usually a noun and using it a verb.
these are all examples of verbing:
“that drag queen womans better than i do.”
“i potatoed on the couch all day today”
“i’m so tired i can’t even brain right now”
to make a noun into a verb
verbing words weirds language
intentional misuse of a noun as a verb for comedic effect and in some cases to clarify your aims.
verbing in action:
1. “hey insert name here, you’ve been gettin’ pretty friendly with insert name here recently, eh?” “h-ll yeah! we were s-xing all night a few days ago!”
2. “do you mind scooting over a bit?” “sure, chairing is caring!”
the act of doing something. in actuality the act of doing anything, while being non-descriptive about the specific verb.
guy 1: what are you doing?
guy 2: i’m verbing.
(in this case verbing can be meant as any of the following: chilling, relaxing, eating, swimming, driving or anything.)
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