recollect
verb (used with object)
to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
recollecting
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present participleof recollect.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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Greene nearly swooned recollecting the interaction in an interview afterward.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2024
Like the Sto:lo, many Coast Salish groups in the Pacific Northwest have oral traditions recollecting dogs whose coiled undercoats were spun into fibers and woven into elaborately patterned blankets.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023
Given all the fond memories he had with the team, though, and the soft smile he wore while recollecting on his time with the Dodgers, it certainly wouldn’t have been an easy no.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2023
Her style of hyperlinking in real time matches the hybrid way she works, reifying, refining and recollecting the thoughts that make a person up.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
Not recollecting myself, I began again that I was much obliged to him for his recommendation—
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
