picturing

American  

[pik-cher-ing] / ˈpɪk tʃər ɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of forming, describing, or evoking a picture or visual image of something.

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adjective

1. having the function of forming, describing, or evoking a picture or visual image of something.

Example Sentences

For years, Randall told anyone who would listen, “I am picturing us dancing on a rooftop in Val di Fiemme celebrating a men’s relay medal.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Stop picturing a standard vending machine with rotating coils and falling snacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

You may be picturing something enchantingly weird, like the "Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special."

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

“I don’t know why, but I was picturing something small.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

My aunt doesn’t need to know I was picturing a smelly dump by a highway exit.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller