Describing can be categorized as a verb.
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| describe - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" | ||
| describe - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" | ||
| describe - to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" | ||
| describe - identify as in botany or biology, for example |
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| 1. | verb | What irritates me is this sudden false 'solidarity' between Sunni and Shi'ite clerics, we all know that they would be glad to get at each others throats when they have the chance, and Shia clerics were describing Fallujan insurgents as 'Ba'athists', 'Saddamites', 'Wahhabis', and 'terrorists' just a few days ago. | |
| 2. | verb | Someone who called himself Abu Hafs from the Ibn Al-Khattab Brigades (another new group) was on Al-Jazeera describing the enormous casualties among the Marines and he sweared that American soldiers were mutilating the bodies of dead insurgents. | |
| 3. | verb | Chalabi describing Sha'lan as a "Ba'athist" and a "former double agent for Saddam and the CIA", while Sha'lan dismisses Chalabi as a "thief" and an "Iranian stooge who longs for his own origins by defending Iran". | |
| 4. | verb | The range of activities can be illustrated by describing the water activities. | |
| 5. | verb | George was describing a 30 pound bass he'd caught recently after fighting it for three hours. | |
| 6. | verb | In any case please stop using "pretty" when describing a man. | |
| 7. | verb | I'm not insulting you, I'm describing you. | |
| 8. | verb | Be careful with the way that you use the word "far" when describing distances. You can use it in questions or in negative sentences. | |
| 9. | verb | I read both of those books in tandem several years ago and I can't remember which one the scene you're describing was in. | |
| 10. | verb | What was Tom describing? | |
| 11. | verb | Who are you describing? | |
| 12. | verb | Every function should have comments describing its purpose in order to avoid confusion. | |
| 13. | verb | When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections. | |
| 14. | verb | The cat told the puppy a bedtime story with a series of trills, describing a world of swirling odors and wonderment. | |
| 15. | verb | Whom are you describing? |
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| What irritates me is this sudden false 'solidarity' between Sunni and Shi'ite clerics, we all know that they would be glad to get at each others throats when they have the chance, and Shia clerics were describing Fallujan insurgents as 'Ba'athists', 'Saddamites', 'Wahhabis', and 'terrorists' just a few days ago. |
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| Someone who called himself Abu Hafs from the Ibn Al-Khattab Brigades (another new group) was on Al-Jazeera describing the enormous casualties among the Marines and he sweared that American soldiers were mutilating the bodies of dead insurgents. |
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| Chalabi describing Sha'lan as a "Ba'athist" and a "former double agent for Saddam and the CIA", while Sha'lan dismisses Chalabi as a "thief" and an "Iranian stooge who longs for his own origins by defending Iran". |
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| The range of activities can be illustrated by describing the water activities. |
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| George was describing a 30 pound bass he'd caught recently after fighting it for three hours. | |
| In any case please stop using "pretty" when describing a man. | |
| I'm not insulting you, I'm describing you. | |
| Be careful with the way that you use the word "far" when describing distances. You can use it in questions or in negative sentences. | |
| I read both of those books in tandem several years ago and I can't remember which one the scene you're describing was in. | |
| What was Tom describing? | |
| Who are you describing? | |
| Every function should have comments describing its purpose in order to avoid confusion. | |
| When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections. | |
| The cat told the puppy a bedtime story with a series of trills, describing a world of swirling odors and wonderment. | |
| Whom are you describing? | |