- present participle of define.
defining
Example Sentences
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Something new to listen to: Six years ago, indie rocker Phoebe Bridgers’ last solo album became one of the defining records of the decade.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
He then invokes the term at least a dozen times before defining it—belief “in a Spiritual Law that exists apart from the physical world”—26 pages later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"This research adds to a growing body of work establishing that even severely aphasic individuals can preserve their ability for abstract logical thought -- a defining feature of our species," Fedorenko says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Of course, when the dancers of the Los Angeles Ballet dress for rehearsal, they’re not concerned with defining a trendy aesthetic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The engineers provided Hoover with long equations defining the relationships between wing shape and aerodynamic performance and instructed her to substitute into them other equations, formulas, and variables.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
