liken
verb (used with object)
to represent as similar or like; compare.
likening
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present participleof liken.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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Some may take issue with likening Oprah Winfrey to J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
“These promises are extremely, exquisitely hard to enforce,” said Alvaro Bedoya, an antitrust lawyer who served on the Federal Trade Commission during the Biden administration, likening Paramount’s concessions to a pinkie promise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Obama, of course, isn’t a ghost, and he has been talking up some of the same candidates others are likening to him.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Prediction market platforms and their proponents say trading contracts on the markets is not the same as betting, likening it instead to trading on the stock market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“The lad’s hair is well enough, but I should as soon think of likening a weed 108 to a rose as of comparing such lack-lustre locks to your liege’s.”
From In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls by Clyde Osmer De Land
