recount
verb (used with object)
to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
are recounting
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present progressiveof recount.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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The people in the Blue Jays’ organization who contributed to Yesavage’s supersonic rise tell stories about their brief interactions with him as if they are recounting the origin of a veteran ace in his twilight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Here, you have guys who are recounting, with startling levels of exactitude, dialogue—“And actually, I said this and he said that”—with real specificity.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2023
In Oklahoma off the premiere path of the eclipse, other tribes are recounting origin stories of eclipses, said Chris Hill, a cultural specialist for Native American programming in Tulsa Public Schools.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
Elections officials are recounting the vote after the initial tally showed the two separated by a mere 13,000 votes of some 8 million cast.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2018
“They are recounting their exploits now—what game they have got, and how they got it,” I explained, as the singing ceased.
From A Frontier Mystery by Mitford, Bertram
