characterizing

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A form of characterize — To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).

Less commonScrabble 31

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of characterize
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APA

characterizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterizing

MLA

“characterizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterizing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “characterizing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characterizing.

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