silhouetting

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A form of silhouette — An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of silhouette
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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