recite
verb (used with object)
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner.
am reciting
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present progressiveof recite (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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Every time I glance at my bookshelf and see them, I start remembering favorite scenes, sometimes finding to my surprise that I am reciting the scene, without having opened the book.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
Only I feel it when the child moves while I am reciting prayers with the sisters, “Pray for us, O holy mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
I improvise, trying to sound as though I am reciting a memorized message, without inflection in the words.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
But now whilst I am reciting the uses of these beneficial trees,245:1 Mr. Winthorp presents the Royal Society with the process of making the tar and pitch in New-England, which we thus abbreviate.
From Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees by John Nisbet
I am reciting these public acts from memory, and will be pardoned for not giving the exact words, although I believe I do not vary the substance and effect.
From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Augustus C. Hamlin
