- present participle of accentuate.
accentuating
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Brown said this weakness — as well as other technical signs accentuating how much the financial sector is underperforming — gives him reason for pause.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Slot was in defiant mood in the aftermath of another disappointment, going through his full range of brave faces while accentuating the positive in the face of evidence to the contrary.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025
Especially impressive is the slowness with which the arms move, his hands accentuating the speech but in a natural way; that is, they don’t move with every sentence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
“Whatever nomenclature you prefer,” Elizabeth offers, accentuating her speech with oozing hauteur.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2024
With her little lacquer brush, while the phone was ringing, she went over the nail of her little finger, accentuating the line of the moon.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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