Verbing Nouns in English

This cluster revolves around discussions of turning nouns into verbs (verbing) in English, with commenters debating its grammatical validity, providing examples, and referencing cultural memes like 'Verbing weirds language.'

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Sample Comments

johnfn Jan 15, 2026 View on HN

Well, some people use it as a verb :)

whateveracct Oct 21, 2023 View on HN

but the way it's used here is clearly noun-as-verb

milliams Nov 11, 2015 View on HN

I guess nounification of verbs is allowed.

pxeger1 Sep 13, 2024 View on HN

Hate to be that guy but this is a nouning of a verb

smolder Jan 6, 2024 View on HN

They just "verbed a noun", I believe.

nine_k Nov 21, 2022 View on HN

In English, famously any noun can be verbed!

evv Jun 13, 2021 View on HN

Wait a minute, did you just "verb" noun? I'm adjectived

jamesblonde May 16, 2018 View on HN

No noun is too proper to verbify :)

mcswell Jan 21, 2022 View on HN

You can't verb just any noun.

bstamour May 16, 2018 View on HN

Verbing weirds language. Respect your parts of speech!