Definition:
A verb form that functions in a sentence as a noun or a modifier rather than as a verb. See also: Identifying Verbals.
Etymology:
From the Latin, "word"Examples:
- infinitives
"To laugh often and love much . . . to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give one's self . . . this is to have succeeded."
(Ralph Waldo Emerson) - participles
"The eagles swooped and hovered, leaning on the air, and swung close together, feinting and screaming with delight."
(N. Scott Momaday, House Made of Dawn) - gerunds
"We can only learn to love by loving.
(Iris Murdoch)
Pronunciation: VUR-bul
