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orchestrating

orchestrating is the present participle and gerund of orchestrate.

Meaning of orchestrate

Verb

orchestrate (third-person singular simple present orchestrates, present participle orchestrating, simple past and past participle orchestrated)

  1. (transitive) To arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra.
  2. (transitive) To compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance.
    • Sergio Leone orchestrated "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
  3. (transitive) To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
    • Orchestrated histories are not fact-based.

Questions about orchestrating

What is orchestrating the present participle and gerund of?
Orchestrating is the present participle and gerund of orchestrate.

Words near orchestrating in the dictionary

  1. orchestrated
  2. orchestrated objective reduction
  3. orchestrater
  4. orchestraters
  5. orchestrates
  6. orchestrating
  7. orchestration
  8. orchestrational
  9. orchestrations
  10. orchestrative
  11. orchestratively

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