verbing

/ ˈvɜːbɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or practice of using a noun as a verb, such as 'medal' to mean "to win a medal"

Example Sentences

“We also turned verb into a verb so you can play verbed and verbing,” said Merriam-Webster’s editor at large, Peter Sokolowski, a smile on his face and a word-nerd glitter in his eye during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times

In 2014, she responded to the song by telling Vanity Fair, “Thanks, Beyoncé. But if we’re verbing, I think you meant ‘Bill Clinton’d all on my gown,’ not ‘Monica Lewinsky’d.’

From Los Angeles Times

Take this extraordinary piece about Trump in the aftermath of the anticlimactic North Korea summit, in which Trump is verbing all over the place.

From Slate

Jon R. Simon amusingly noted “that our English tongue is frequently yanked and twisted, with some miscreants verbing nouns.”

From Golf Digest

Sadly, it is true, as two golfers observed on the April 29 Free for All page, that our English tongue is frequently yanked and twisted, with some miscreants verbing nouns.

From Washington Post