reciting

verb

present participle of recite
1
as in describing
to give an oral or written account of in some detail recited the funny story of how he and his girlfriend met

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2
as in memorizing
to give from memory after all these years, she's still able to recite the poems she learned as a child

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3
as in listing
to specify one after another the Declaration of Independence recites a long list of grievances against King George III

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Recent Examples of reciting An outstretched hand After reciting the confessional, the Ne’ilah service adds one more prayer, not used in other services. — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 Buyers are even reciting the specifics back to us unprompted. — Ali Aydan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Or Dalia’s spontaneous ability to perform the same ritual effectively without the usual cohort of Nasmaranian trustees in the video by reciting a few lines of laughable formal Arabic. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 At one point during her opening remarks, Hargitay gave a playful nod to Kidman, 59, by reciting her memorable AMC ad. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Many Jewish people spend the day in synagogue services, reciting prayers in atonement. — Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026 Bowie allegedly told other users about her oath and shared the audio file of her reciting the pledge with them. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026 The process can take many forms – journaling, reciting the Psalm, YouTubing the Shofar, giving tzedakah, meditating, reading. — Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Narrated by Diane Lane, reciting Eleanor’s journals from the time, this is a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse that is both process-oriented and touchingly personal. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciting
  1. describing
  2. memorizing
  3. listing
  4. telling
  5. outlining
  6. recounting
  7. detailing
  8. narrating
Verb
  • Gilroy provided a detailed backstory for the fictional film, describing a young widow, a wealthy East Coast summer setting and a boy preparing to go to war.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In 2019, Bolsonaro co-sponsored a bill that would have ended that requirement, describing it as an obstacle to development.
    — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of describing
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  • Ah yes—in addition to memorizing lines and choreography, Hiddleston and Atwell were both reckoning with sleep deprivation and toddler tantrums.
    — Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of memorizing how to navigate a trading platform, an investor of any experience level can now simply describe an objective in plain language.
    — John Bartleman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of memorizing
Verb
  • Spinnova did not announce an offering price, fundraising target or listing date in the meeting resolutions.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Kid Rock has revealed the track listing for his forthcoming Christian album, Halfway to Jesus.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of listing
Verb
  • The Salem witch trials of 1692 carved out an enduring and powerful niche in American history for this little town, and this intimate, kitschy museum does an excellent job telling the story.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The discovery is the latest instance of CDE leadership telling employees bedbugs are not in the building, only for more to be discovered at a later date and igniting doubt among CDE’s workforce on whether treatment is effective.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of telling
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  • Look east and southeast after dark for the Great Square of Pegasus — four moderately bright stars (Scheat, Alpheratz, Markab and Algenib) outlining an enormous square.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, Stephen Blumberg, the director of the CDC division that oversees the survey, published a memo outlining the redesign.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlining
Verb
  • Ironically, Draper’s piece shows a note of hope in its final pages in recounting how a bipartisan housing bill passed both chambers after much back and forth bargaining and compromises.
    — Don Wolfensberger, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For Wilner-Deering, sharing the testimony matters partly because repeatedly recounting trauma can exact a heavy toll.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of recounting
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  • Each portion of the exhibit has illustrated diagrams detailing that part of the human anatomy.
    — Emma Hall October 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And it’s backed up with a few recent preprint papers detailing Pioneer Labs’ research.
    — Brian Gallagher, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of detailing
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  • Drama ranged from love triangles to nasty step-parents, tell-all novels to murder — all with the titular Gossip Girl watching and narrating it all.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Two years ago, Shen Anyu, a voice actor who earns a living from narrating news commentaries and other short programs, began noticing an alarming number of videos on social-media platforms that seemed to feature his voice without his permission.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of narrating

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