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describing

/dɪsˈkraɪbɪŋ/

describing in

Translations

describingnoun

describings

/dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/

Gerund meaning ‘the act or process of describing’.

description

Accurate describing of the symptoms helps doctors make a correct diagnosis.

Une description précise des symptômes aide les médecins à poser un diagnostic correct.

describinggerund / present participle

/dɪsˈkraɪbɪŋ/

Used attributively as a present-participle adjective (e.g., "describing words").

descriptif

The describing words in the poem painted a vivid picture of the landscape.

Les mots descriptifs du poème dressaient un tableau vivant du paysage.

describeverb

describing

Gerund

described

Past Simple

described

Past Participle

describing

Gerund

/dɪsˈkraɪb/

décrire

She described the scene in vivid detail.

Elle a décrit la scène avec beaucoup de détails.

Additional translations

caractériserEmploi surtout scientifique ou technique.

Synonyms

Definitions

describingnoun

The act or process of giving an account of something in words.

Accurate describing of the symptoms helps doctors make a correct diagnosis.

describinggerund / present participle

Serving to describe or give an account of something.

The describing words in the poem painted a vivid picture of the landscape.

describeverb

To give an account of something by providing details about its characteristics, qualities, or events.

She described the scene in vivid detail, making it easy for everyone to imagine.

To represent or depict something in words or with a drawing.

The artist described the landscape with a few quick strokes of the pencil.

To identify or classify something by its characteristics or features.

The scientist described the new species based on its unique physical traits.

To draw or trace (a geometric figure or path) accurately or to cause an object to move so as to form a specified shape.

The satellite described a perfect circle around the planet.