Definitions for portraying
por·tray·ing

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal(noun)

   a representation by picture or portraiture

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1. Portraying

   of Portray

How to pronounce portraying?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Emeasoba George:

   Anybody who is hateful is most likely to be resentful (feeling/portraying bitterness/indignation). But the reverse is directly the case with anyone who is loveful. So, be loveful for life and never hateful.

2. Emeasoba George:

   Happiness is meant to be an acquired taste. In other words, happiness ought to be an attitude or lifestyle which you have to imbibe and portray over and over again. For, happiness is worth imbibing and portraying for life, unlike sadness which is ever uncalled for. -Emeasoba George

3. Susan Muaddi Darraj:

   Our culture gets misrepresented so often. Portraying our culture in this authentic manner is so important to me.

4. Rosalind Wiseman:

   Mainstream media is portraying girls at younger ages who are mimicking the worst of obnoxious, stereotypical girl behavior ... rolling eyes, moving the hips around, being catty, so what girls are getting is that by 8 or 9, this is sort of a 'normal' way to act.

5. Janine Stichter:

   Aerie hit it right at a time when people were tiring of what Victoria's Secret and PINK were portraying as overtly sexy and really unattainable beauty standards.

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