Definitions for portraying
por·tray·ing

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1. depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayalnoun

   a representation by picture or portraiture

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1. portraying

   Portraying refers to the act of describing, representing, showing or creating a likeness of something or someone either through writing, art, media, or performance. It essentially involves creating an image or characterization that communicates certain features, characteristics, or qualities. It can also refer to the act of playing a role or character in a theatrical performance or film.

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1. Portraying

   of Portray

Matched Categories

1. • Representational Process

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce portraying?

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How to say portraying in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of portraying in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of portraying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of portraying in a Sentence

1. Lisa Durden:

   Sexual choice is the ultimate in women's feminism, which is what shows like ‘ Inside Amy Schumer ’ [ are ] portraying, in the words of the late, great, Luther Vandross : ‘ It’s Never Too Much ’ in Hollywood. ’.

2. John Crist:

   ... The biggest hypocrite in all of this was me thatI was portraying a person on the Internet that I was not behaving like privately.

3. Carlotta Cardana:

   We envision this project as a celebration of Native American culture rather than portraying all the misery, there's a richness of cultural differences among the tribes. We tend to generalize and think of them as just a few tribes, but there's so much more.

4. Anne Hathaway:

   It’s an obvious thing, you win an Oscar and you’re supposed to be happy. I didn’t feel that way. I felt wrong that I was standing there in a gown that cost more than some people are going to see in their lifetime, and winning an award for portraying pain that still felt very much a part of our collective experience as human beings, i tried to pretend that I was happy and I got called out on it, big time. That’s the truth and that’s what happened.

5. Susan Muaddi Darraj:

   They are handmade, and it can take months to make one of these dresses. To see these women showing these off in a moment of pride and celebration, I'm excited and inspired by it, our culture gets misrepresented so often. Portraying our culture in this authentic manner is so important to me.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=portraying
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portraying
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=portraying