dramatize
verb (used with object)
to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
dramatizing
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present participleof dramatize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The Webb score is subtle and insinuating, but it could also be explosive, as in the devastating discovery cue dramatizing the heroine’s realization that she is being poisoned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Major YouTube and TikTok creators—most without any legal background whatsoever—pumped out hundreds of videos dramatizing each step of the trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
“We’ll be back to the days of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’” Berg said, referring to the 1962 novel and subsequent movie dramatizing oppressive conditions in mental health institutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
Why was it important to you to tell this story as a documentary versus dramatizing it?
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2024
As we walk the rest of the way home from school we take turns reading them out loud, dramatizing the parts like radio plays, pausing to shriek with laughter.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
