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

My mind turns over this concept, picturing a caller doing what Theo did, sitting by the telephone, picking up and replacing a receiver over and over again, all through the night.

From Literature

He closed his eyes, trying to stop himself from picturing what had happened here.

From Literature

“We’re going to Cunningham’s stream,” I told her, feeling a jump in my throat, picturing Cunningham’s face, red and mottled from too much mutton.

From Literature

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

From Literature

For an instant I felt a pang, picturing myself in Tokyo or Timbuktu, craving one of my aunts peach pies.

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