(transitive) To represent in words.
Used in a Sentence
describing
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for describing.
Editorial note
On the level that you're describing, however, is this really all that different from being a military spouse?
Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive) To represent in words.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of describing gathered in one view.
(transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
(transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for describing.
verb
(transitive) To represent in words.
verb
(transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
verb
(transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
verb
(transitive, taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
Example sentences
On the level that you're describing, however, is this really all that different from being a military spouse?
Because what you're describing sounds like it's going to be a hot mess, const or no const.
What you're describing isn't a typewriter, it's a daisywheel printer with a computer keyboard bolted on front.
What you are describing is a situation where neither party has an incentive to defect or default on the contract.
Different techniques would have different probabilities, but none would have what you are describing.
And what you're describing is exactly the kind of escalate-in-kind deterrence policy that was built on top of the mutually assured destruction philosophy.
What I was describing is a setup to measure contamination of the water while it's still at the plant.
What I'm describing is a society organized via voluntary actions, but by following prescribed rules.
Or failing the ability to make new predictions, is it a simper model which it at least equally effective as other models in describing behavior?
I like to joke that NYC is just a brand describing a truly shitty city, but that's not really the case.
Anyway, what your describing sounds behind even the free stuff.
You are describing some blatantly fraudulent bookkeeping right there.
Quote examples
And yet there are people who dislike this look enough to disable it and work around it, describing it as "blurry", though my experience is that it's less blurry.
While, in the article Meagher is describing “how and why the estate tax became part of the pro-family agenda of social conservatives.” I'm a bit confused by this.
OKCupid put up a big anti-Mozilla notice as a result of the appointment; I have a hard time describing that as "good relations." Unless you're willing to put forward some new insider information, it's really hard to believe that such noise was not a factor, if not THE factor, in the resignation.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use describing in a sentence?
On the level that you're describing, however, is this really all that different from being a military spouse?
What does describing mean?
(transitive) To represent in words.
What part of speech is describing?
describing is commonly used as verb.