- present participle of embellish.
embellishing
Example Sentences
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The scandal erupted last month after some academics and media reports accused Arday of plagiarising parts of his doctoral thesis and embellishing his life achievements.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Had the striker gone down, embellishing the level of contact, a VAR review feels like it would have been a certainty.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
The reason is that the sport’s fancy new automated ball-strike system couldn’t function without it—which means that the days of players embellishing their heights for posterity are officially over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Padilla spoke up to say that Noem was "exaggerating and embellishing" before being confronted by security.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2025
When Miles explained things that happened at school, embellishing small facts and details, I’d jump in and correct him.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
