depicting

[ dih-pik-ting ]

/ dɪˈpɪk tɪŋ /

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noun

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

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.

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Origin of depicting

depict + -ing¹ for the noun; depict + -ing² for the adjective

Words nearby depicting

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How to use depicting in a sentence

The facades of funky restaurants, lounges and supermarkets are favorite Leff subjects, and several are depicted here.
In the galleries: Referencing the revered Washington colorists and beyond|Mark Jenkins|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
Inside the brilliant yellow-and-silver cover are photographs depicting more than 100 locations in 60 countries.
No travel plans? Try three new books about the nexus of travel and design.|Rebecca Powers|November 5, 2020|Washington Post
I also spent a lot of time on the very streets Stamaty depicted in his work.
The Unbearable Greatness of Comic King Mark Alan Stamaty|Eugene Robinson|November 4, 2020|Ozy
Yet many of the activities and party games depicted in It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown have all but disappeared from mainstream culture.
Watching It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown with a 5-year-old|Emily VanDerWerff|October 30, 2020|Vox

The Postal Service’s ballot delivery figures, some critics say, do not fully depict its ballot-handling performance.
Millions of mail ballots have not been returned as window closes for Postal Service delivery|Derek Hawkins, Jacob Bogage|October 28, 2020|Washington Post
Do you worry about glorifying war, even inadvertently, by depicting it as something sacrosanct?
The Veteran Who Took Home the National Book Award|Jacob Siegel|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They hold signs depicting a fetus with a hanging umbilical cord.
Abortion in Missouri Is the Wait of a Lifetime|Justin Glawe|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gay is highly regarded for her self-depicting stance that welcomes a less stately, more flawed concept of modern feminism.
Comedians and Feminism Getting Laughs|Agunda Okeyo|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rose [the main character in “The Cryptozoologist”] and I have kind of the same job, which is depicting this valley.
Tony Earley's Imaginary Friends|Mindy Farabee|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The errant flashes of light in your brain depicting this possibility are strong enough to make you wince and want to cry.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A huge float comes along, depicting the stone age and the primitive man, every detail carefully studied from the museums.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
It offers beautiful examples of his inspiration in depicting the lovely aspects of nature.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
The western half of the gallery was decorated by the artist Delbecke, with paintings depicting the life of a cloth merchant.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres|Unknown
The stories depicting him are best expounded as myths and figures.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03|Various
In depicting character and describing scenes, you would be apt to display many of the characteristics which Dickens exhibits.
Ruth Hall|Fanny Fern

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