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• present participle of depict.

depicting

American  

[dih-pik-ting] / dɪˈpɪk tɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of portraying something by painting or other visual image or of describing it in words.

   The depicting of the national coat-of-arms on coins has been a tradition in Lithuanian minting for over 600 years.

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adjective

1. portraying or describing something (sometimes used in combination).

   This Alaskan village can be used as a depicting example, highlighting the impacts of climate change on the lives of Native villagers.

   A plan to withdraw the Gaddafi-depicting banknotes started with the 50-dinar note, the first to be retired.

Etymology

Origin of depicting

First recorded in 1880–85; depict ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun; depict ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective

Example Sentences

Depicting the singer as a Baroque aristocrat clad in contemporary designer fashion, the portrait helped propel González onto an international stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Depicting not one, but two good marriages refreshes the version of fantasy "And Just Like That" is peddling.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2023

Depicting the Don as a “sociopath” may surprise Met audiences who are used to a somewhat more appealing portrayal, but general manager Peter Gelb thinks it will resonate.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2023

Depicting Hygieia, Apollo and other Greco-Roman gods, the figures are said to be around 2,300 years old.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2022

Depicting the modern French bourgeois is a stench in my nostrils!

From The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters by McKenzie, Aimée G. Leffingwel