[syn: verbiage, verbalism]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Verbalism \Ver"bal*ism\, n.
   Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
verbalism
    n 1: the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or
         opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find
         verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate
         but the verbalism took hours" [syn: expression, verbal
         expression, verbalism]
    2: overabundance of words [syn: verbiage, verbalism]