- present participle of accentuate.
accentuating
Example Sentences
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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
She was a few years younger than Queen Victoria, and looked rather like her, in dress and bearing, and took to accentuating the resemblance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024
“Whatever nomenclature you prefer,” Elizabeth offers, accentuating her speech with oozing hauteur.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2024
“The creature you’re chasing is called an aboatia,” the woman answers, accentuating the syllables in the word.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
