Synonyms

picturing

American

[pik-cher-ing] / ˈpɪk tʃər ɪŋ /

noun

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

adjective

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

Example Sentences

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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.

From Literature

I shared scraps with the monkeys while cooking, all the while picturing Ma, Klenam, and Mawuli preparing their own Christmas meal.

From Literature

“About changing the ring settings. That’s just what I was picturing in the armchair tonight. Can you change the ring settings with the rotors already in the machine?”

From Literature

“No, I’m picturing hundreds of your hideous mug menacing the entire world,” Door said.

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