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reciting

reciting is the present participle and gerund of recite.

Meaning of recite

Verb

recite (third-person singular simple present recites, present participle reciting, simple past and past participle recited)

  1. (transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
    • Janice is able to recite pi to 100 decimals.
  2. (transitive) To list or enumerate something.
    Synonyms:
    tabulate
  3. (intransitive) To deliver a recitation.

Noun

reciting (plural recitings)

  1. A recitation.
    • During these public recitings (and performances) of verse, an audience (sometimes a jury of experts and a lay audience) judges the performers.2021, Hans-Peter Wagner, A History of British, Irish and American Literature, page 387

Forms of reciting

pluralrecitings

Phrases with reciting

Questions about reciting

What does reciting mean?
Reciting means a recitation.
What is reciting the present participle and gerund of?
Reciting is the present participle and gerund of recite.
What part of speech is reciting?
Reciting is a noun.
What is the plural of reciting?
The plural of reciting is recitings.

Words near reciting in the dictionary

  1. reciter
  2. reciters
  3. recites
  4. recitest
  5. reciteth
  6. reciting
  7. reciting note
  8. reciting notes
  9. recitings
  10. recits
  11. recivilise

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