portraying

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A form of portray — To paint or draw the likeness of.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of portray

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna representation by picture or portraiture

Broader
representational process

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “portraying,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portraying.

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