- present participle of recount.
recounting
Example Sentences
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“It was a little hard for me to breathe, and my eyes started burning a lot,” she said in Spanish, recounting the incident to a reporter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
But an email seen by ProPublica suggests that someone must have relayed the news of Kao’s donation to Collins, just like Reed promised to do in Kao’s recounting of the Corner Bakery meeting.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
"I decided early on, like after a few days in the gym: 'We're not getting much results here'," he told AFP, recounting the first few days of preparation for "Runner."
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Would you like to give us a little hand,” Trump said, recounting a conversation he said he had with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung before stressing that the U.S. didn’t actually need any help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sitting with me or talking on the phone recounting their experiences, they were flooded with turbulent, often contradictory feelings of fear, anger, sorrow, regret, and pride.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
