depicting

[dih-pik-ting]

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.

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of depicting¹

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

Example Sentences

As he narrated his story, the sky lit up with a drone light show, depicting images of a heart and other dynamic patterns.

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Relative Rotation Graphs, or RRG charts, are a way of depicting the changes in leadership in different groups, such as sectors, countries or regions, or market factors.

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They walked along the granite embankments of the Neva, past the magnificent Admiralty building and its proud white columns, its countless statues and friezes depicting figures from myths and ancient times.

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Beowulf packed up his sketch pad and pastel crayons; he was a talented artist and highly skilled at depicting each bird in all its beaked and feathered glory.

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A copy of the only painting depicting the sinking of the Mary Rose, the engraving was created sometime between 1545 and 1548.

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