# romancing

Pronunciation: US say "roh-MANS-ing" /ɹoʊˈmænsɪŋ/; UK say "ruh-MANS-ing" /ɹəˈmænsɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of romance. — present participle and gerund of romance
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of romance. Use it for the action happening now or as the name of that action.
   - _She was romancing a difficult client over a series of long lunches._
   - _Romancing the voters became his full-time job before the election._

## Noun

2. The process or result of embellishing something into an idealized, romantic version of itself.
   - Simple: The act of making something sound more perfect or exciting than it really was.
   - _Her romancing of the old factory days ignored how grueling the work had been._
   - _The film's romancing of war troubled many of the veterans who saw it._

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