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accenting

verb
USAK-sent-ing/ˈæk.sɛnt.ɪŋ/UKak-SEN-ting/ækˈsɛntɪŋ/

1 meaning of accenting

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of accent.

    The designer is accenting the plain room with bright cushions and a bold rug.

    Accenting certain syllables can completely change how a word is heard.

    Note

    One spelling does two jobs here. It is the participle of a progressive (the designer is accenting the room) and the gerund that names the act (accenting syllables changes a word). Either way the verb stays transitive, so something gets accented: a syllable spoken with stress, a letter given a written mark, or a feature made prominent. In that last use it overlaps with accentuating, which carries the same 'make it stand out' meaning.

accenting is a form of accent

accent, verb: To emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent. Full entry

Forms
accentaccents he/she/itaccenting -ing formaccented past tense, past participle
Spelling
accent → accenting: add -ing

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