depicting

[ dih-pik-ting ]

noun

1. the act of portraying something by painting or other visual image or of describing it in words:

   The depicting of the national coat-of-arms on coins has been a tradition in Lithuanian minting for over 600 years.

adjective

1. portraying or describing something (sometimes used in combination):

   This Alaskan village can be used as a depicting example, highlighting the impacts of climate change on the lives of Native villagers.

   A plan to withdraw the Gaddafi-depicting banknotes started with the 50-dinar note, the first to be retired.

Word History and Origins

Origin of depicting¹

First recorded in 1880–85; depict ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun; depict ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective

Example Sentences

Once inside, many of those fans took a swing on a boxing punch machine depicting Paul's face.

From BBC

For example, when China banned TV shows depicting same-sex kissing or hand-holding in 2016, producers found they could use shots of eye contact between characters to communicate intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times

“So I think that speaks to Zach doing his research in depicting an autistic child authentically.”

From Los Angeles Times

I was nervous about that initially, but it ended up being monumentally helpful because you get to distinguish the factors that come together in the end a little bit more by depicting them chronologically.

From Los Angeles Times

Depicting the uncertainty of their lives with a truthful tenderness, “All We Imagine as Light” makes the personal political.

From Los Angeles Times