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describing

verb
Saydi-SKRYB-ingUS · UK/dɪˈskɹaɪ̯bɪŋ/AUS/dɪˈskɹɑɪ̯bɪŋ/

1 meaning of describing

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of describe. Use it for the act of telling what something is like.

    She spent the whole meeting describing her new idea.

    He is describing the picture to his friends.

    Note

describing is a form of describe

describe, verb: To say or write what someone or something is like. Full entry

Forms
describedescribes he/she/itdescribing -ing formdescribed past tense, past participle
Spelling
describe → describing: drop the e, add -ing

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