"word it" meaning in English

See word it in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: words it [present, singular, third-person], wording it [participle, present], worded it [participle, past], worded it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} word it (third-person singular simple present words it, present participle wording it, simple past and past participle worded it)
  1. (obsolete, idiomatic) To bandy words; to dispute; to speak excessively or angrily. Tags: idiomatic, obsolete

Inflected forms

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