- present participle of recollect.
recollecting
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
There’s gleeful pride in Stein’s voice when recollecting the “Jaws” scenes, especially in their grown-up weirdness.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 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
Miss Kenton, I thought, became visibly happier when I talked about the house and soon we were recollecting together various old memories, frequently laughing over them.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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