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exaggerating

UK
/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪ.tɪŋ/

Translations

exaggeratingnoun
Gerund functioning as an uncountable noun meaning the act of exaggerating.
His constant exaggerating made the tale sound unbelievable.
Son exagération constante rendait l'histoire invraisemblable.
exaggeratinggerund / present participle
Used attributively, meaning 'tending to exaggerate' or 'overstating'.
exagérantEmployé comme participe présent à valeur adjectivale.
The exaggerating salesman claimed the car could outrun a jet.
Le vendeur exagérant prétendait que la voiture pouvait dépasser un avion à réaction.
exaggerateverb

exaggerating

Gerund

exaggerated
Past Simple
exaggerated
Past Participle
exaggerating
Gerund
UK
/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/
US
/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/
She tends to exaggerate her achievements to make herself seem more impressive.
Elle a tendance à exagérer ses réussites pour se rendre plus impressionnante.
Additional translations
grossirSurtout dans un contexte descriptif, artistique ou figuré.
Synonyms
magnify
aggrandize
hyperbolize
embellish
enhance
inflate
amplify
overstate
Antonyms
minimize
understate

Definitions

exaggeratingnoun
The act or process of representing something as larger, better, or worse than it really is.
His constant exaggerating made the tale sound unbelievable.
exaggeratinggerund / present participle
Tending to overstate or embellish facts.
The exaggerating salesman claimed the car could outrun a jet.
exaggerateverb
To represent something as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
She tends to exaggerate her achievements to make herself seem more impressive.
To enlarge or increase to an abnormal degree.
The artist exaggerated the features of the face to create a caricature.
To speak or write in an overstated way; to make exaggerated statements, often without specific reference to what is being overstated.
It's hard to tell whether he's joking or just exaggerating.
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