Portraying

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a representation by picture or portraiture wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of portray form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"Although the book cover officially credited Tom as the memoir's author, his paid ghostwriter came to regret portraying the subject of his book in a flattering light."

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