picture
noun
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc..
am picturing
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present progressiveof picture (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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For years, Randall told anyone who would listen, “I am picturing us dancing on a rooftop in Val di Fiemme celebrating a men’s relay medal.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
I am picturing him bouncing off the walls or staring into the abyss, but he insists he’s doing fine, staying positive.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2020
I am picturing Anonymous as maybe a benevolent ghost who has been trapped in the Oval Office and forced to witness all this.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2019
I am laughing a little bit because now I am picturing the cast of Cocoon throwing down in a Denny’s parking lot, but this is obviously terrible and of course you need help!
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2019
It was that night in 1777 when she, Larry and Harl stepped from their Time-traveling cage; and again I am picturing the events as Larry afterward described them to me.
From Astounding Stories, May, 1931 by Various
