VERBAL NOUN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A noun that is derived from a verb

Synonyms:

deverbal noun; verbal noun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("verbal noun" is a kind of...):

common noun (a noun that denotes any or all members of a class)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "verbal noun"):

gerund (a noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun))

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