- present participle of describe.
describing
Example Sentences
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“What we saw with them is the same energy that we had in rebuilding Primm,” said Cory Clemetson, describing the new deal with Terrible’s in an interview with The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"And we've learnt how he used silence as one of his weapons," adds Susanna Rook, describing how George would "come home and not talk".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Khan has repeatedly denied all allegations of sexual misconduct, with his lawyers describing the decision as "unlawful, procedurally unfair and unsupported by evidence".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
No, she replied, describing instead how they “went crazy on the whiteboard” while Gates’s staff hovered outside the door.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Consequently, he had no interest in describing his own natural philosophy as ‘modern’, preferring to call it ‘new’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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