The classic name for this verbal contest is playing the dozens; the current street name is snapping.

In this poem, the ferryman Harbard and the god Thor compete in a flyting or verbal contest with one other.

Their facial expressions were carefully pleasant, but there was a poised alertness to them that suggested some verbal contest was in progress.

Her wits were too dull to engage in the rapier-sharp thrust and parry their verbal contests brought.

A highpoint of the satire is the central verbal contest that again, just like in S. 1.4, distinguishes scurrility from satire.

Just like S. 1.5, it features a verbal contest in which two different kinds of invective are fighting against each other.

That verbal contest would resemble the sorry excuse for a world club final we witness yesterday.

It includes the traditional joropo musical style, and is known for verbal contests called contrapunteo.

Reverend Mothers always replayed these verbal contests, seeking improvements and new advantages for the Sisterhood.

Reghar's escort wagged their heads, thinking their chieftain had come off better in the first verbal contest.