recount
verb (used with object)
to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
recounting
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present participleof recount.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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In September, nearly a year after the business closed, Boina shared a video on TikTok recounting the experience, explaining that she had needed time to heal before speaking publicly about what happened.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Tanden can reflexively rattle off the particularities of housing protocols I couldn’t begin to decode; she titters with satisfaction upon recounting the intricacies of a long-discarded Australian cap-and-trade proposal.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
But recounting a list of accomplishments isn’t enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
An intricate, thrilling procedural recounting the race to rescue 33 Chilean miners trapped for 69 days more than half a mile underground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“OK,” he said, taking her money and recounting it before he handed her the ticket.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
