exaggerate
verb (used with object)
to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately.
is exaggerating
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present progressiveof exaggerate (3rd person singular).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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Alonso is exaggerating to make his point, but other drivers, such as world champion Lando Norris, would - and have - fundamentally agreed with what he is saying.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
“We should not reward him by allowing him to stay at St. Elizabeths if he is exaggerating his symptoms,” the prosecutor argued.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023
Whenever you find yourself thinking, or hear others claiming, that he is exaggerating, that is our innate tendency to reach for a rationalization.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2022
“If we look at it in isolated fragments, one could think that the president is exaggerating or wrong on some points,” said Acuña Murillo.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
Possibly he is exaggerating a little, in order to show us what a great, generous soul he has.
From A Face Illumined by Edward Payson Roe
