verbal rehearsal
nounUK /ˈvɜː.bəl rɪˈhɜː.səl/
US /ˈvɝː.bəl rɪˈhɝː.səl/
Saying something over and over in your head or out loud so you remember it.
She used verbal rehearsal to remember her new phone number.
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2. Practicing words or lines by saying them aloud before a performance.
The actors did a verbal rehearsal of the scene before going on stage.
3. Repeating information silently in your mind to keep it in short-term memory.
He kept the address in mind through verbal rehearsal until he could write it down.
4. The act of putting thoughts into spoken words to prepare for a conversation.
She did a quick verbal rehearsal of her speech in the car.