VERBAL NOUN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does verbal noun mean? 

• VERBAL NOUN (noun)
  The noun VERBAL NOUN has 1 sense:

1. a noun that is derived from a verb

  Familiarity information: VERBAL NOUN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VERBAL NOUN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A noun that is derived from a verb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

deverbal noun; verbal noun

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))