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DESCRIBING

de·scribe
dəˈskrīb/
verb
gerund or present participle: describing

1. give an account in words of (someone or something), including


all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events.
"the police said the man was described as white, 6 ft. tall, with
mousy, cropped hair"
synonyms:report, recount, relate, tell of, set
out, chronicle;
2.mark out or draw (a geometric figure).
"on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described"
synonyms:delineate, mark out, outline, trace, draw"the pen
described a circle"
DESCRIBING
Verb
Describing is defined as giving details about a
person, thing or event.

An example of describing is telling someone


what your Halloween costume looks like.
DESCRIBING
Sentence Examples

She handed it to Connie, describing the entrance and house.

A web site was created listing pertinent information on missing persons'


cases, updated on a timely basis, describing a wide variety of abductions
and missing children reports.

He did so now, describing Lydia's reluctance in descending to the


accident, but glossing over just how petrified she'd been.

Groucho quickly moved on, describing what happened.

I guess 'situation' is one way of describing it.


DESCRIBING
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CONVINCING
con·vinc·ing
kənˈvinsiNG/
adjective
capable of causing someone to believe that something is
true or real.
"there is no convincing evidence that advertising
influences total alcohol consumption"
synonyms:cogent, persuasive, plausible, powerful, potent,
strong, forceful,compelling, irresistible, telling, conclusive"
a convincing argument"
(of a victory or a winner) leaving no margin of doubt; clear.
"the team cruised to a convincing win"
synonyms:resounding, emphatic, decisive, conclusive"a
convincing 5–0 win"
CONVINCING
1.persuading or assuring by argument or
evidence:
They gave a convincing demonstration of
the car's safety features.

2.appearing worthy of belief; plausible:


The excuse was not convincing.
CONVINCING

Verb (used with object), convinced, convincing :


1.to move by argument or evidence to belief,
agreement, consent, or acourse of action:
to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will con
vince you that thiscar handles well.
2.to persuade; cajole:
We finally convinced them to have dinner with us
3.Obsolete. to prove or find guilty.
4.Obsolete. to overcome; vanquish.
RELATED FORMS

convincedly, adverb
convincedness, noun
convincer, noun
convincible, adjective
convincibility, noun

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