- present participle of recount.
recounting
Example Sentences
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“It was a little hard for me to breathe, and my eyes started burning a lot,” she said in Spanish, recounting the incident to a reporter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Cocktail-party chatter recounting fortunes made simply by living in the same home for 20 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But an email seen by ProPublica suggests that someone must have relayed the news of Kao’s donation to Collins, just like Reed promised to do in Kao’s recounting of the Corner Bakery meeting.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
"One by one, we also climbed out through the driver's side," she said, recounting how she had then scrambled up a hill.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
We'd occasionally pass the time examining charts on tongue position or reading childish 5-laden texts recounting the adventures of seals or settlers named Sassy or Samuel.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
