EXAMPLE: Told to measure herb (5) [1]
NOTE: The verbs on this list in past tense (SOUNDED) also work as indicators in the present (SOUNDS) imperative (SOUND), and present participle (IS SOUNDING) tenses.
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ACCORDING TO ACCOUNTS
ACCORDING TO HEARSAY
ACCORDING TO REPORT
BY ACCOUNT
IN ACCOUNT
BY ALL ACCOUNTS
ON THE AIR
ALOUD
ANNOUNCED
ANNOUNCER’S
ARTICULATED
AUDIBLE
AUDIBLY
ACCORDING TO THE AUDIENCE
FOR THE AUDIENCE
TO THE AUDIENCE
AT AN AUDITION
IN AUDITION
AUDITION OF
AUDITIONED
FOR THE AUDITOR
TO THE AUDITOR
AUDITOR’S
AURALLY
BREAKING THE SILENCE
BROADCAST
BROUGHT UP
BY EAR
CALL (can double as a noun)
CALLED
CALLED FOR
DECLARED
COMMUNICATED
COMES UP IN CONVERSATION
CONFESSED
IN A CONFESSION
IN CONVERSATION
CONVERSATIONALLY
CONVERSED
DECLARED
DICTATED
DICTATOR’S
DISCUSSED
IN DISCUSSION
IN THE EAR
IN YOUR EAR
ELUCIDATED
EXCLAIMED
EXPLAINED
EXPLANATION
EXPLICATED
EXPLICATION
EXPLICIT
EXPLICITLY
EXPOUNDED
EXPRESS (i.e.: “express train” or “express elevator”)
EXPRESSED
EXPRESSED OPENLY
GIVEN VOICE
GIVING A REPORT
GIVING A STATEMENT
GOT ACROSS
AS WE HEAR
HEAR HEAR!
HEAR TELL
HEARD
I HEARD
IT’S HEARD
AT A HEARING
IN HEARING
IN A HEARING
OF HEARING (as in “hard of hearing”)
HEEDED
LECTURED
LISTEN UP
LISTENED
LISTENED TO
FOR THE LISTENER
TO THE LISTENER
LISTENER’S
MENTION (can double as a noun)
MENTION IN PASSING
MENTION OF
MENTIONED
IN YOUR MOTHER TONGUE
BY MOUTH
NARRATED
NARRATOR’S
ORAL
ORALLY
ORATED
ORATOR’S
OUTSPOKEN
OVER THE PHONE
OVERHEARD
ON THE PHONE
OVER THE PHONE
PROCLAIMED
PROFESSED
PROFESSOR’S
PRONOUNCED
PRONOUNCEMENT
QUOTE (can double as a noun)
QUOTED
QUOTES (IN)
ON THE RADIO
READ OUT
IN A READ-THROUGH
AT A RECITAL
FOR A RECITAL
IN A RECITAL
RECITATION
RECITED
RECORD (can double as a noun)
ON THE RECORD
RECORDED
RECOUNTED
RELATED
REMARK (can double as a noun)
REMARKABLE
REMARKABLY
REMARKED
REPORT (can double as a noun)
REPORTED
IT’S REPORTED THAT
REPORTEDLY
REPORTER’S
ACCORDING TO REPORTS
REPORTS OF
RUMOR HAS IT
RUMORED
SAID
IT’S SAID
SO IT’S SAID
SAY
SO THEY SAY
SO TO SPEAK
SO WE HEAR
SO-CALLED
SOUND (can refer to a body of water; can double as an adjective)
BY THE SOUND OF IT
IN SOUND
SOUNDED
SOUNDED OUT
SOUNDING LIKE
SOUNDLY?
SOUNDS
SOUNDS LIKE
SPEAK
SPEAKER
SPEAKER’S
IN SPEAKING
IN A SPEECH
SPOKE (can double as a noun)
SPOKE UP
SPOKEN
SPOKEN FOR
SPOKEN UP
STATE (can double as a noun)
STATED
IN A STATEMENT
STORIES TOLD
TALKED ABOUT
TALKING
TELL
TELLER’S
TELLING
THEY SAY
THEY SAY THAT
SO THEY SAY
THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
THROUGH WORD-OF-MOUTH
TOLD
UTTER (can double as an adjective)
UTTERED
VIVA VOCE
VOCAL
VOCALIZATION
VOCALIZED
VOCALLY
VOICE (can double as a noun)
VOICED
WE HEAR
WELL SAID
WELL-SPOKEN
WHEN GIVING A SPEECH
WHEN HEARD
WITH ARTICULATION
WITH GOOD DICTION
WITHIN EARSHOT
WITHIN HEARING
WORD GETS AROUND THAT
BY WORD OF MOUTH
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What’s interesting is the number and variety of professions on this list:
ANNOUNCER’S
AUDITOR’S
DICTATOR’S
NARRATOR’S
ORATOR’S
PROFESSOR’S
REPORTER’S
SPEAKER’S
TELLER’S
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[1] “THYME”
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