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por·tray·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayalnoun
a representation by picture or portraiture
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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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Portraying
of Portray
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of portraying in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of portraying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of portraying in a Sentence
When you ran in 2000, you said we needed federal robust regulations, then in 2008 you were portraying yourself as Annie Oakley and saying we don't need those regulations ... and now you’re coming back around here.
The privilege of portraying any role in life is not in the packaging or editing of the character, but in the acceptance of a responsibility that defines the role.
My children got a kick out of it, that Chris Hemsworth is portraying me, dad, it’s great. I think Chris did an incredible job trying to portray what a Special Forces commander does.
I think he had a profound sadness in him, tom [Hiddleston, the actor portraying Williams] puts across that impending sense of doom. Hank felt there was something bad around the corner.
Never does a man portray his own character more vividly than in his manner of portraying another.
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