Meaning & use
Characterizing
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Describing the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.
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The report is characterizing the outbreak as a serious public health concern.
The novelist spent pages characterizing the eccentric uncle before the story began.
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The present participle of 'characterize,' often used in formal writing and analysis.
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