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Definition of describing : of Describe

Synonyms:

intending, implying, meaning, signifying, denoting, indicating, defining, connoting

explaining, clarifying, explicating, justifying, rationalizing, accounting

journalizing, tabling, portraying, retelling, recording, recounting, telling, stating, reporting, summarizing, chronicling, logging, narrating

Usage examples:

• To this I answer, that I was contented while my condition was such as I have been describing; but a little while after the darkness or twilight came on, I frequently heard the voices again; sometimes a few only at a time, as it seemed, and then again in great numbers. - "Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins, Vol. I. (of II.)", Robert Paltock Commentator: A. H. Bullen.
• The commander clapped his hands as though he was of the same opinion as his passenger, and Christy proceeded with his narrative, describing their visit to the Dornoch and the blockade- runners at St. George's and Hamilton. - "Fighting for the Right", Oliver Optic.
• But not only for describing it. - "Public Opinion", Walter Lippmann.