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portraying

verb
USpor-TRAY-ing/pɔɹˈtɹeɪɪŋ/Saypaw-TRAY-ingUK/pɔːˈtɹeɪɪŋ/AUS/poːˈtɹæɪɪŋ/

1 meaning of portraying

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of portray. Use this form for an action happening now or as an activity.

    The actor is portraying a famous king in the new film.

    Portraying real people takes a lot of careful research.

    Note

portraying is a form of portray

portray, verb: To act as a character, or to show a person or event in a film, play, or story. Full entry

Forms
portrayportrays he/she/itportraying -ing formportrayed past tense, past participle
Spelling
portray → portraying: add -ing

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