The action ofexpressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
2025 October 11, Stephanie Zacharek, “The Astonishing Versatility of Diane Keaton”, inTIME[1]:
There are lots of great actresses who dress beautifully, but in the modern day, nearly all of them use stylists. They may know what they like—when they’re presented with gowns and outfits, they’re perfectly equipped to say yes or no—but you rarely get the sense that what they’re wearing is a trueexpression of who they are.
Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence ofexpression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.
At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at theexpressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally delight.
(mostly preceded bywith) Emotionalinvolvement orengagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.
1849, Great Britain. Committee on Education,Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education; with appendices. 1847-8-9. England and Wales. Schools of Parochial Unions, etc, page154:
The number of children who could read withexpression would be very small ; ...
1864, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, page170:
I cannot say that all read withexpression. Indeed , this power is hardly to be expected in young children . And though “ to read withexpression ...
1976, Aline D. Wolf,Tutoring is Caring: You Can Help Someone to Read, Parent Child Press
Perhaps when you were learning to read , you were asked to stand and " read withexpression " for your classmates
2010, Kimberly A. Henry,How Do I Teach this Kid to Read?: Teaching Literacy Skills to Young Children with Autism, from Phonics to Fluency, Future Horizons,→ISBN, page72:
To read withexpression, readers must know when to pause appropriately, must know when to change their tone to reflect the emotions of different characters, ...
2014, Edward Fry, Timothy Rasinski,High Frequency Word Phrases Level 3--Reading withExpression, Teacher Created Materials,→ISBN, page43:
Think of reading words like reading music. When you read withexpression, your audience will understand and appreciate your “performance.” Name ...
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