depicting

American  

[dih-pik-ting] / dɪˈpɪk tɪŋ /

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.

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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.

Etymology

Origin of depicting

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

Example Sentences

Depicting the uncertainty of their lives with a truthful tenderness, “All We Imagine as Light” makes the personal political.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

Depicting extremes of human emotion, the oldest extant Western plays invited the citizens of ancient Greece to confront vital issues of contemporary justice.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024

Depicting workplaces as warm, collegial spaces may have been their way of soothing widespread fears of job loss or catering to the desire to find one.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2024

Depicting a bird with mosaic-like wings, it evokes anticipation for a sense of freedom it’s not clear Júlia will achieve.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023

Depicting, in Dr. Gordon Stables' usual vivid style, the difficulties, hardships and experiences peculiar to early settler life in the Argentine Republic.

From Submarine U93 by Gilson, Charles