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depicting

/dɪˈpɪk.tɪŋ/

depicting is the present participle and gerund of depict.

Meaning of depict

Verb

depict (third-person singular simple present depicts, present participle depicting, simple past and past participle depicted)

  1. To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
    • And by [these Embassadours] he sent to their master a Tent, wherein the history of the Bible was as richly as curiously depicted in needle-work;1639, Thomas Fuller, The Historie of the Holy Warre, Cambridge, Book 4, Chapter 12, p. 189

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Questions about depicting

What is depicting the present participle and gerund of?
Depicting is the present participle and gerund of depict.
How do you pronounce depicting?
Depicting is pronounced /dɪˈpɪk.tɪŋ/.

Words near depicting in the dictionary

  1. depicted
  2. depictee
  3. depictees
  4. depicter
  5. depicters
  6. depicting
  7. depiction
  8. depictional
  9. depictions
  10. depictive
  11. depictively

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