recounting

Sayri-KOWNT-ing/ɹɪˈkaʊntɪŋ/

Pluralrecountings

2 meanings of recounting

1
nouncountable
A telling of a story or past events, where someone describes what happened.
Like telling a friend everything that happened on your day.
Her recounting of the camping trip made everyone laugh.
The boy's recounting of the dream was hard to follow.
Similaraccount, retelling, narration, description, telling
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2
verb
Present participle of recount. Use this -ing form when describing the action as it is happening.
She is recounting the events of the trip to her parents.
He kept recounting the same fishing story all evening.
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recounting is a form of recount

recount, verb: To tell a story or describe events in detail. Full entry

Forms: recountrecounts he/she/itrecounting -ing formrecounted past tense, past participle
Spelling: recount → recounting: add -ing

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