picturing

American  

[pik-cher-ing] / ˈpɪk tʃər ɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of forming, describing, or evoking a picture or visual image of something.

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adjective

1. having the function of forming, describing, or evoking a picture or visual image of something.

Example Sentences

He closed his eyes, trying to stop himself from picturing what had happened here.

From Literature

“We’re going to Cunningham’s stream,” I told her, feeling a jump in my throat, picturing Cunningham’s face, red and mottled from too much mutton.

From Literature

My aunt doesn’t need to know I was picturing a smelly dump by a highway exit.

From Literature

For an instant I felt a pang, picturing myself in Tokyo or Timbuktu, craving one of my aunts peach pies.

From Literature

I shared scraps with the monkeys while cooking, all the while picturing Ma, Klenam, and Mawuli preparing their own Christmas meal.

From Literature