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- adverb without words
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Examples
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While the majority of adult communication occurs non-verbally--through gestures, body languages, and tone of voice -- children are much more apt to interpret words literally and to miss or disregard non-verbal cues.
Signe Whitson: "Very Funny!" Why Sarcasm Is No Laughing Matter for Kids Signe Whitson 2011
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I give people a space to simply sit in silence and communicate with me deeply but non-verbally.
Interview: Marina Abramovic Sean O 2010
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However, in self-defense classes, women are taught that a more upright and solid posture offers some protection because it conveys non-verbally to would-be attackers that a woman will stand her ground.
Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011
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While the majority of adult communication occurs non-verbally--through gestures, body languages, and tone of voice -- children are much more apt to interpret words literally and to miss or disregard non-verbal cues.
Signe Whitson: "Very Funny!" Why Sarcasm Is No Laughing Matter for Kids Signe Whitson 2011
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Every time they walked out I asked the question and they had to non-verbally answer with the number of who they were going for.
Bachelor Pad's Chris Harrison Calls Kasey the Godfather of the House 2011
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However, in self-defense classes, women are taught that a more upright and solid posture offers some protection because it conveys non-verbally to would-be attackers that a woman will stand her ground.
Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011
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Continuing to tell that story, verbally or non-verbally, eventually turns it into a reality.
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Continuing to tell that story, verbally or non-verbally, eventually turns it into a reality.
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Continuing to tell that story, verbally or non-verbally, eventually turns it into a reality.
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When you do so, the locals will respect you more and will be more likely to engage you, even though they know you are a visitor. ⢠Express yourself non-verbally.
Lisa Haisha: Learn to Travel Like a Local -- Instead of Standing Out as a Tourist 2010
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