portray
verb (used with object)
to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
is portraying
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present progressiveof portray (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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First, as an attempt at transparency - that's certainly how Minsk is portraying it.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
But would tech companies still want to work with a surgeon general’s office that is portraying them as dangerous to our youth?
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2024
Quaid, who is portraying former Republican president Ronald Reagan in the upcoming biopic "Reagan" also told Morgan that "it took a long time to take the role because I was overwhelmed by it."
From Salon ● May 29, 2024
The production opens with the house lights up and the actors introducing themselves and the survivor each is portraying.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
Again, an actor may wish to "register" disgust or hatred, and yet he may convey the idea that he is portraying only fear.
From Writing the Photoplay by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein
